• 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
    9•22 days ago

    No-no-no. “Whoever can’t handle tabs as whitespaces should heat their IQ, it is below freezing right now”. Or classic “should be retroactively aborted”.