GNU bug report logs - #33775
multibyte: fold: multi-byte sequences as separate columns

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Michael Siegel <msi <at> malbolge.net>

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 02:15:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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Message #9 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: Michael Siegel <msi <at> malbolge.net>, 33775 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33775: fold: counting multi-byte utf-8 sequences as separate
 columns
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 23:03:50 -0700
severity 33775 wishlist
retitle 33775 multibyte: fold: multi-byte sequences as separate columns
stop

Hello,

On 2018-12-16 6:32 p.m., Michael Siegel wrote:
> I've just discovered an odd behavior of `fold' while trying to wrap a
> piece of text containing phonetic characters.
> 
> Take the following line, for example:

Thank you for reporting this issue and
providing clear, reproducible examples.

Adding complete multibyte/utf8 support to all coreutils
programs is an on-going effort.

I'm marking this as a "wishlist" item, which will remain
open until we complete the implementation.

Related multibyte items are listed here (with "multibyte" prefix):
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?which=pkg&data=coreutils



regards,
 - assaf






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