sort 2.0 bug

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I have found an inconsistency between the way your sort works on linux and
the way it works on windows. On linux it ignores non [a-zA-Z0-9] characters
so "the42" comes after "the,3" but it comes before "the,5". But on windows
it does not ignore them so "the42" comes last. See examples below.

-----------------------on windows-------------------------------

F:\>sort --version
sort (GNU textutils) 2.0
Written by Mike Haertel.

Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

F:\>cat test.2
the,992408711,2,68,73
the,400408731,1,91
the,400408758,1,52
the,400408789,1,221
the,400408790,1,246
the,400408801,1,221
the,400408803,1,39
the,400408815,4,70,77,97,143
the411,100167223,1,77
the411,400167223,1,37
the991,400167223,1,37
the999,400167223,1,37
the,500000000,1,2
the,500000001,1,2
the,500000002,1,2
the,500000004,1,2
the,500000005,1,2
the,500000006,1,2
the,500000007,1,2
the,500000008,1,2
the,500000011,1,2
the,500000012,1,2

F:\>sort test.2
the,400408731,1,91
the,400408758,1,52
the,400408789,1,221
the,400408790,1,246
the,400408801,1,221
the,400408803,1,39
the,400408815,4,70,77,97,143
the,500000000,1,2
the,500000001,1,2
the,500000002,1,2
the,500000004,1,2
the,500000005,1,2
the,500000006,1,2
the,500000007,1,2
the,500000008,1,2
the,500000011,1,2
the,500000012,1,2
the,992408711,2,68,73
the411,100167223,1,77
the411,400167223,1,37
the991,400167223,1,37
the999,400167223,1,37


---------------------------------------on linux
-------------------------------------------

address@hidden chris]$ sort --version
sort (GNU textutils) 2.0
Written by Mike Haertel.

Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

address@hidden chris]$ cat test.2 
the,992408711,2,68,73
the,400408731,1,91
the,400408758,1,52
the,400408789,1,221
the,400408790,1,246
the,400408801,1,221
the,400408803,1,39
the,400408815,4,70,77,97,143
the411,100167223,1,77
the411,400167223,1,37
the991,400167223,1,37
the999,400167223,1,37
the,500000000,1,2
the,500000001,1,2
the,500000002,1,2
the,500000004,1,2
the,500000005,1,2
the,500000006,1,2
the,500000007,1,2
the,500000008,1,2
the,500000011,1,2
the,500000012,1,2


address@hidden chris]$ sort test.2
the,400408731,1,91
the,400408758,1,52
the,400408789,1,221
the,400408790,1,246
the,400408801,1,221
the,400408803,1,39
the,400408815,4,70,77,97,143
the411,100167223,1,77
the411,400167223,1,37
the,500000000,1,2
the,500000001,1,2
the,500000002,1,2
the,500000004,1,2
the,500000005,1,2
the,500000006,1,2
the,500000007,1,2
the,500000008,1,2
the,500000011,1,2
the,500000012,1,2
the991,400167223,1,37
the,992408711,2,68,73
the999,400167223,1,37