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3 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/man/Makefile.in b/man/Makefile.in
index 7a3958b8c..ef1d2dd64 100644
--- a/man/Makefile.in
+++ b/man/Makefile.in
@@ -181,10 +181,15 @@ SUFFIXES = .x .1
 t = $*.td
 mapped_name = `echo $*|sed 's/install/ginstall/; s/test/[/'`
 
+# Sort in traditional ASCII order, regardless of the current locale;
+# otherwise we may get into trouble with distinct strings that the
+# current locale considers to be equal.
+ASSORT = LC_ALL=C sort
+
 programs = \
   echo 'spy:;@echo $$(all_programs)'					\
     | MAKEFLAGS= $(MAKE) -s -C $(srcdir)/../src -f Makefile -f - spy	\
-    | fmt -1 | sort -u | grep -v '\['
+    | fmt -1 | $(ASSORT) -u | grep -v '\['
 
 subdir = man
 ACLOCAL_M4 = $(top_srcdir)/aclocal.m4
@@ -492,8 +497,8 @@ check-local: check-x-vs-1 check-programs-vs-x
 check-x-vs-1:
 	PATH=../src$(PATH_SEPARATOR)$$PATH; export PATH;		\
 	t=ls-files.$$$$;						\
-	(cd $(srcdir) && ls -1 *.x) | sed 's/\.x$$//' | sort > $$t;	\
-	echo $(dist_man_MANS) | fmt -w1 | sed 's/\.1$$//' | sort -u	\
+	(cd $(srcdir) && ls -1 *.x) | sed 's/\.x$$//' | $(ASSORT) > $$t;\
+	echo $(dist_man_MANS) | fmt -w1 | sed 's/\.1$$//' | $(ASSORT)	\
 	  | diff - $$t || { rm $$t; exit 1; };				\
 	rm $$t
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 08663cf57..72979b9db 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ all_programs = \
   $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)
 
 
+# Sort in traditional ASCII order, regardless of the current locale;
+# otherwise we may get into trouble with distinct strings that the
+# current locale considers to be equal.
+ASSORT = LC_ALL=C sort
+
 pm = progs-makefile
 pr = progs-readme
 
@@ -1587,7 +1592,7 @@ check: check-README check-misc
 check-README:
 	rm -rf $(pr) $(pm)
 	echo $(all_programs) \
-	  | tr -s ' ' '\n' | sort -u > $(pm)
+	  | tr -s ' ' '\n' | $(ASSORT) -u > $(pm) && \
 	sed -n '/^The programs .* are:/,/^[a-zA-Z]/p' $(top_srcdir)/README \
 	  | sed -n '/^   */s///p' | tr -s ' ' '\n' > $(pr)
 	diff $(pm) $(pr) && rm -rf $(pr) $(pm)
@@ -1619,7 +1624,7 @@ check-misc:
 	      prog=`echo $$i|sed 's/\.c$$//'`;		\
 	      echo "$$prog: $$a";			\
 	    fi;						\
-	  done | sort -u ) > $@-t
+	  done | $(ASSORT) -u ) > $@-t
 	chmod a-w $@-t
 	mv $@-t $@
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.in b/tests/Makefile.in
index 4d972ca3f..96ee63575 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -152,10 +152,15 @@ sharedstatedir = @sharedstatedir@
 sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
 target_alias = @target_alias@
 
+# Sort in traditional ASCII order, regardless of the current locale;
+# otherwise we may get into trouble with distinct strings that the
+# current locale considers to be equal.
+ASSORT = LC_ALL=C sort
+
 all_programs = \
   echo 'spy:;@echo $$(all_programs)'					\
     | MAKEFLAGS= $(MAKE) -s -C ../src -f Makefile -f - spy		\
-    | fmt -1 | sort -u
+    | fmt -1 | $(ASSORT) -u
 
 
 TESTS = help-version