#1035600 coreutils: pr: columnation just doesn't work? at all?

Package:
coreutils
Source:
coreutils
Description:
GNU core utilities
Submitter:
наб
Date:
2023-05-06 01:21:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1035600#5
Date:
2023-05-06 01:18:39 UTC
From:
To:
  Dear Maintainer,

$ cat > /tmp/q
Not picky about patches — inline, attachment
zupa tusta zupa tusta zupa tusta zupa tusta
zupka tłuściutka zupka tłuściutka zupka tłuś
$ pr -Fm /tmp/q /tmp/q


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Not picky about patches — inline, at Not picky about patches — inline, at
zupa tusta zupa tusta zupa tusta zu zupa tusta zupa tusta zupa tusta zu
zupka tłuściutka zupka tłuściutka zupka zupka tłuściutka zupka tłuściutka zupka

  why. how. what's the point of pr then?
  FTR, the correct output is

$ out/cmd/pr -Fm /tmp/q /tmp/q


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Not picky about patches — inline, a Not picky about patches — inline, a
zupa tusta zupa tusta zupa tusta zu zupa tusta zupa tusta zupa tusta zu
zupka tłuściutka zupka tłuściutka z zupka tłuściutka zupka tłuściutka z

  I didn't even try to see what happens with double-wide characters,
  because that would kill me instantly.

  Best,
  наб