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

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From: Michael <aixtools <at> felt.demon.nl>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>, Pádraig Brady
 <P <at> draigBrady.com>, 29946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
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).
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 :)
>
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