--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/call-ar-st.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/call-ar-st.exp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 set stop_line [gdb_get_line_number "-tbreak1-"]
 gdb_test "tbreak $stop_line" \
-    "Temporary breakpoint \[0-9\]+.*file.*$srcfile, line $stop_line.*" \
+    "Temporary breakpoint ${decimal}.*file.*$srcfile, line $stop_line.*" \
     "tbreakpoint at tbreak1"
 
 gdb_test continue \

--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/call-rt-st.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/call-rt-st.exp
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@
     "continue to loop_count"
 
 gdb_test_multiple "finish" "finish out from loop count" {
-    -re "Run till exit from .0  loop_count \\(\\) at.*call-rt-st.c:$stop_line\[ \t\r\n\]+main \\(\\) at.*call-rt-st.c:\[0-9\]+\[ \t\r\n\]+\[0-9\]+\[\t \]+return 0;.*-finish1-.*$gdb_prompt $" {
+    -re "Run till exit from .0  loop_count \\(\\) at.*call-rt-st.c:$stop_line\[ \t\r\n\]+main \\(\\) at.*call-rt-st.c:${decimal}\[ \t\r\n\]+${decimal}\[\t \]+return 0;.*-finish1-.*$gdb_prompt $" {
 	pass "finish out from loop_count (finish1)"
     }
-    -re  "Run till exit from .0  loop_count \\(\\) at.*call-rt-st.c:$stop_line\[ \t\r\n\]+main \\(\\) at.*call-rt-st.c:\[0-9\]+\[ \t\r\n\]+\[0-9\]+\[\t \]+loop_count.*-finish2-.*$gdb_prompt $" {
+    -re  "Run till exit from .0  loop_count \\(\\) at.*call-rt-st.c:$stop_line\[ \t\r\n\]+main \\(\\) at.*call-rt-st.c:${decimal}\[ \t\r\n\]+${decimal}\[\t \]+loop_count.*-finish2-.*$gdb_prompt $" {
 	pass "finish out from loop_count (line 775)"
     }
 }

--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/dbx.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/dbx.exp
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@
 #test_func
 #
 proc test_func { } {
+    global decimal
     global srcfile2
     gdb_test "cont" ".*" "cont 1"
     gdb_test "step" ".*"
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@
     gdb_test "cont" ".*" "cont 2"
     # This always fails, but it's not clear why. -sts 1999-08-17
     setup_xfail "*-*-*"
-    gdb_test "func print_average" ".*in print_average.*\\(list=.*, low=0, high=6\\).*at.*average\.c:\[0-9\]+\r\n\[0-9\]+\[ \t\]+total = sum\\(list, low, high\\);"
+    gdb_test "func print_average" ".*in print_average.*\\(list=.*, low=0, high=6\\).*at.*average\.c:${decimal}\r\n\${decimal}\[ \t\]+total = sum\\(list, low, high\\);"
 }
 
 # Start with a fresh gdb.

--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/foll-exec.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/foll-exec.exp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
    #
    send_gdb "next 3\n"
    gdb_expect {
-     -re ".*execlp \\(.*$gdb_prompt $"\
+     -re "execlp \\(.*$gdb_prompt $"\
                      {pass "step to exec call"}
      -re "$gdb_prompt $" {fail "step to exec call"}
      timeout         {fail "(timeout) step to exec call"}

--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/jump.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/jump.exp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 set bp_on_non_call 0
 set non_call_line [gdb_get_line_number "bp-on-non-call"]
 gdb_test_multiple "break $non_call_line" "break before jump to non-call" {
-    -re "\[Bb\]reakpoint (\[0-9\]*) at 0x\[0-9a-fA-F\]*: file .*${srcfile}, line $non_call_line.*$gdb_prompt $" {
+    -re "\[Bb\]reakpoint (${decimal}) at ${hex}: file .*${srcfile}, line $non_call_line.*$gdb_prompt $" {
 	set bp_on_non_call $expect_out(1,string)
 	pass "break before jump to non-call"
     }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 # Can we jump to the statement?  Do we stop there?
 #
-gdb_test "jump $non_call_line" "Breakpoint \[0-9\]*, .*${srcfile}:$non_call_line.*" \
+gdb_test "jump $non_call_line" "Breakpoint ${decimal}, .*${srcfile}:$non_call_line.*" \
     "jump to non-call"
 
 # Set a breakpoint on the statement that we're about to jump to.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 set bp_on_call 0
 set call_line [gdb_get_line_number "bp-on-call"]
 gdb_test_multiple "break $call_line" "break before jump to call" {
-    -re "\[Bb\]reakpoint (\[0-9\]*) at 0x\[0-9a-fA-F\]*: file .*${srcfile}, line $call_line.*$gdb_prompt $" {
+    -re "\[Bb\]reakpoint (${decimal}) at ${hex}: file .*${srcfile}, line $call_line.*$gdb_prompt $" {
 	set bp_on_call $expect_out(1,string)
 	pass "break before jump to call"
     }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 # Can we jump to the statement?  Do we stop there?
 #
 gdb_test "jump $call_line" \
-    "Breakpoint \[0-9\]*, .*${srcfile}:$call_line.*" \
+    "Breakpoint ${decimal}, .*${srcfile}:$call_line.*" \
     "jump to call"
 
 # If we disable the breakpoint at the function call, and then
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 #
 gdb_test_no_output "disable $bp_on_call" "disable breakpoint on call"
 
-gdb_test "jump $call_line" "Breakpoint \[0-9\]*, .*${srcfile}:$non_call_line.*" \
+gdb_test "jump $call_line" "Breakpoint ${decimal}, .*${srcfile}:$non_call_line.*" \
     "jump to call with disabled breakpoint"
 
 # Verify that GDB responds gracefully to the "jump" command without

--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/shlib-call.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/shlib-call.exp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     "breakpoint function shr2"
 
 gdb_test "continue" \
-	"Continuing\\..*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+, shr2 \\(.*\\) at.*shr2\\.c:.*shr2-return \\*\\/" \
+	"Continuing\\..*Breakpoint ${decimal}, shr2 \\(.*\\) at.*shr2\\.c:${decimal}.*shr2-return \\*\\/" \
 	"run until breakpoint set at a function"
 
 
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/so-impl-ld.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/so-impl-ld.exp
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@
 
 # Verify that we can step into the second shlib call.
 #
-gdb_test "step" "solib_main .arg=10000. at.*${libfile}.c:.* HERE .*" \
+gdb_test "step" "solib_main .arg=10000. at.*${libfile}.c:${decimal}.* HERE .*" \
     "step into solib call"
 
 # Verify that we can step within the shlib call.
 #
-gdb_test "next" "\[0-9\]+\[ \t\]*\}.* STEP .*" "step in solib call"
+gdb_test "next" "${decimal}\[ \t\]*\}.* STEP .*" "step in solib call"
 
 # Verify that we can step out of the shlib call, and back out into
 # the caller.
