• 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.
    • WldFyre@lemm.ee
      11·
      8 months ago

      Ah finally! You didn’t put that link in this comment, so I get to feed it to my hungry AI that I keep down in my basement!

    • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
      9·
      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 shit what you’ve told them not to harvest?