Subject: Re: bug#29946: no -A argument for 'tr' generates an error message whenever the AIX command "lslpp -L" is used (AIX 6.1 and later).

From: Paul Eggert <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 11:40:19 -0800

Pádraig Brady wrote:
> This is non standard.
> So I suggest lslpp hardcodes /usr/bin/tr
> or better again uses LC_ALL, LC_COLLATE=C etc.
> to enforce working in ASCII mode.

lslpp is AIX-specific, so it can assume AIX-specific extensions to tr.

How about if we make 'tr -A' compatible with AIX practice? It would make for one 
less objection to using coreutils on AIX, and it shouldn't be hard to add.