* src/sort.c (general_numcompare): Use long doubles unconditionally,
and strtold when available, to convert numbers with greater range and
precision. Performance was seen to be on par with standard doubles.
* doc/coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Amend the -g description to
mention long double rather than double, and strtold rather than strtod.
* src/getlimits.c (main): Output floating point limits for use in tests.
* tests/misc/sort-float: A new test to ensure sort is using long
doubles when possible, and that locale specific floats are handled.
* tests/Makefile.am: Reference the new test.
* tests/test-lib.sh (getlimits_): Normalize indenting.
* NEWS: Mention the new behaviour.
Reported by Nelson Beebe.
