AIX Open Source

Installing on AIX from MetaCpan I've run into a module that uses the cp command with the -a option.  Linux manpage says it is an archive option.  AIX does not appear to support the -a option.

Is there a open version of cp in the toolbox that supports this option?

Thanks for you assistance.

Yes, you can install coreutils rpm from AIX Toolbox , which provides open source version of cp. 

After you installed coreutils and before you call CPAN or this module you should either:

• temporarily change your PATH variable and include /opt/freeware/bin as your first directory into PATH
• create an alias cp to /opt/freeware/bin/cp and unalias it later after you don't need it
• patch the module to use /opt/freeware/bin/cp directly