• Linus Torvalds added hidden tabs to Kconfig to challenge parsers that can’t handle them.
  • Tabs were intentionally added to the common Kconfig file for page sizes to expose faulty parsers.
  • Torvalds believes parsers unable to handle tabs shouldn’t be parsing kernel Kconfig files, aiming to force fixes.
  • ozymandias117@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Yeah, I can’t stop laughing at

    If you can’t parse tabs, you can’t have page sizes.

    It’s like how I’d admonish my pet