--with-error-checking=none doesn't work

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    Glynn> According to IEEE 1003.1-2004[1], \{...\} is standard but ? or \?
    Glynn> aren't.

Unlike many of its other man pages Sun's sed man page doesn't claim
conformance with any standards.  I'm pretty sure it predates all these
fancy-schmancy standards documents.

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