Linus Torvalds Injects Tabs To Thwart Kconfig Parsers Not Correctly Handling Them

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Linus Torvalds Injects Tabs To Thwart Kconfig Parsers Not Correctly Handling Them
phoronix.com
  • 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.
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