Fix libtool sed cleanup on MacOS

Convert sed -i line to sed > libtool.bak && mv libtool.bak libtool
to avoid non-portable -i option.

configure.ac

@@ -4617,7 +4617,8 @@ fi
 ## linker flags:  -l with no library name; -l <libname>, specifically gfortran or m.
 ## This sed script corrects "-l <libname>" first and then "-l " with no library name.
 ## If the order is not preserved, all instances of "-l " will be removed.
-sed -e '/^postdeps/ s/-l \([a-zA-Z]\)/-l\1/g' -e '/^postdeps/ s/-l //g' -i libtool
+sed -e '/^postdeps/ s/-l \([a-zA-Z]\)/-l\1/g' -e '/^postdeps/ s/-l //g' libtool > libtool.bak
+mv -- libtool.bak libtool
 
 ## show the configure settings
 cat src/libhdf5.settings

release_docs/RELEASE.txt

@@ -1674,6 +1674,22 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.14.0 release
 
     Configuration
     -------------
+    - Fixed/reverted an Autotools configure hack that causes problems on MacOS
+
+      A sed line in configure.ac was added in the past to paper over some
+      problems with older versions of the Autotools that would add incorrect
+      linker flags. This used the -i option in a way that caused silent
+      errors on MacOS that did not break the build.
+
+      The original fix for this problem (in 1.14.4) removed the sed line
+      entirely, but it turns out that the sed cleanup is still necessary
+      on some systems, where empty -l options will be added to the libtool
+      script.
+
+      This sed line has been restored and reworked to not use -i.
+
+      Fixes GitHub issues #3843 and #4448
+
     - Fixed a list index out of range issue in the runTest.cmake file
 
       Fixed an issue in config/cmake/runTest.cmake where the CMake logic