• 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.
  • uis@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    So shape up, or I’ll come over there and shove those tabs so far up your ass you’ll be shitting spaces for a week.

    Hah.