(LC_ALL): Set to C.

diff --git a/Makefile.maint b/Makefile.maint
index 6667447e108d2c4726cf39dc286f3a84a33a4447..82c2d8057a1629d4027533ff5763744cc72007f5 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.maint
+++ b/Makefile.maint
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ my_distdir = $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)
 # Used for diffs and xdeltas.
 release_archive_dir ?= ../release
 
+# Prevent programs like 'sort' from considering distinct strings to be equal.
+# Doing it here saves us from having to set LC_ALL elsewhere in this file.
+export LC_ALL = C
+
 
 
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