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: Michael <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 23:11:44 +0100

On 02/01/2018 20:40, Paul Eggert wrote:
> 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.
>
I am just a messenger.
> lslpp is AIX-specific, so it can assume AIX-specific extensions to tr.
And used frequently. it is the equivalent of rpm -qa (in fact it is 
supposed to call rpm, but that might be failing - the second error 
message - because tr is failing)
>
> 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.
>
That would be ideal :)