• 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.
  • @[email protected]
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    2341 month ago

    And honestly, I find his phrasing today far more damming with its conciseness. It screams leadership.

    • @ozymandias117
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      241 month 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

    • @TCB13
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      31 month ago

      Indeed 😂😂

    • @[email protected]
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      117 days ago

      Well, I do miss the “fuck you mauro” livid linus, yes, nowadays he goes more for ‘brevity is the wit of soul’