'make check' errors for m4-1.4.5 on various platforms

[Bert Deknuydt]

Hello,

Thanks for the latest version of m4!  However I encountered some bugs while
running the testsuite.

Greetings, Bert.

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Software:  m4-1.4.5
Platform:  alpha-dec-osf5.1
Compiler:  gcc (GCC) 3.4.6
Configure options: ./configure --prefix=/freeware/gnu-tools 
--exec-prefix=/freeware/gnu-tools/alpha
Build:  Builds correctly
Check:  Error; relevant output below

[...]
Checking ./096.sysval
./check-them: 36246 Hangup
@ ../doc/m4.texinfo:3788: Origin of test
./096.sysval: stdout mismatch
1,4d0
< 
< 256
< 
< 2304
[...]
Checking ./104.answers

Skipped checks were:
  ./056.changeword ./057.changeword ./058.changeword ./059.changeword
Failed checks were:
  ./096.sysval:out
make[1]: *** [check] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/freeware/gnu-tools/m4/m4-1.4.5/checks'
make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1

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Software:  m4-1.4.5
Platform:  sparc-sun-solaris2.8
Compiler:  gcc (GCC) 3.4.6
Configure options: ./configure --prefix=/freeware/gnu-tools 
--exec-prefix=/freeware/gnu-tools/sol2
Build:  Builds correctly
Check:  Error; relevant output below

[...]

Checking ./082.patsubst
@ ../doc/m4.texinfo:3267: Origin of test
./082.patsubst: stdout mismatch
6c6
< GNUs NOT Unix
---
> GNUs NOTæ  Unix
Checking ./083.patsubst
[...]
Checking ./104.answers

Skipped checks were:
  ./056.changeword ./057.changeword ./058.changeword ./059.changeword
Failed checks were:
  ./082.patsubst:out
make[1]: *** [check] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/freeware/gnu-tools/m4/m4-1.4.5/checks'
make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
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Software:  m4-1.4.5
Platform:  hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.00
Compiler:  gcc (GCC) 3.4.6
Configure options: ./configure --prefix=/freeware/gnu-tools 
--exec-prefix=/freeware/gnu-tools/hppa
Build:  Builds correctly
Check:  Error; relevant output below

[...]
Checking ./082.patsubst
@ ../doc/m4.texinfo:3267: Origin of test
./082.patsubst: stdout mismatch
6c6
< GNUs NOT Unix
---
8 Unix NOT
Checking ./083.patsubst
[...]
Checking ./104.answers

Skipped checks were:
  ./056.changeword ./057.changeword ./058.changeword ./059.changeword
Failed checks were:
  ./082.patsubst:out
make[1]: *** [check] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp_mnt/freeware/gnu-tools/m4/m4-1.4.5/checks'
make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
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Software:  m4-1.4.5
Platform:  i686-pc-linux-gnu
Compiler:  gcc (GCC) 3.4.5
Configure options: ./configure --prefix=/freeware/gnu-tools 
--exec-prefix=/freeware/gnu-tools/hppa
Build:  Builds correctly
Check:  Error; relevant output below

[...]
Checking ./079.regexp
@ ../doc/m4.texinfo:3153: Origin of test
./079.regexp: stdout mismatch
2c2
< 
---
> 
Checking ./080.substr
Checking ./081.translit
Checking ./082.patsubst
@ ../doc/m4.texinfo:3267: Origin of test
./082.patsubst: stdout mismatch
6c6
< GNUs NOT Unix
---
> GNUs NOTÁG     Unix
Checking ./083.patsubst
[...]
Checking ./104.answers

Skipped checks were:
  ./056.changeword ./057.changeword ./058.changeword ./059.changeword
Failed checks were:
  ./079.regexp:out ./082.patsubst:out
make[1]: *** [check] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/freeware/gnu-tools/m4/m4-1.4.5/checks'
make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
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Software:  m4-1.4.5
Platform:  /x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
Compiler:  gcc (GCC) 3.4.5
Configure options: ./configure --prefix=/freeware/gnu-tools 
--exec-prefix=/freeware/gnu-tools/hppa
Build:  Builds correctly
Check:  Error; relevant output below

[...]
Checking ./079.regexp
@ ../doc/m4.texinfo:3153: Origin of test
./079.regexp: stdout mismatch
2c2
< 
---
> 0a
Checking ./080.substr
[...]
Checking ./104.answers

Skipped checks were:
  ./056.changeword ./057.changeword ./058.changeword ./059.changeword
Failed checks were:
  ./079.regexp:out
make[1]: *** [check] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/freeware/gnu-tools/m4/m4-1.4.5/checks'
make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
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