GNU bug report logs - #29946
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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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Michael <aixtools <at> felt.demon.nl>

Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 17:10:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 29946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Michael <aixtools <at> felt.demon.nl>, 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 18:56:39 +0000

On 02/01/18 16:32, Michael wrote:
> 1). AIX 5.3 (/usr/bin/tr) as an argument (-A) that was not used by the 
> command 'lslpp', so the message does not occur:
> 
> root <at> x064:[/home/prj/gnu/coreutils-8.29]/usr/bin/tr -A
> tr: 0653-712 The combination of options and String parameters is not legal.

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.

cheers,
Pádraig.
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