• 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.
  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Doing the pointless thing is whatever.

    Mocking people who point out it’s pointless is toxic, abusive, and deeply revealing. You think AI harvesters give a removed what you’ve told them not to harvest?