- 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.
“if you can’t parse tabs as whitespace, you should not be parsing the kernel Kconfig files.” ~ Linus Torvalds
This is what we got after people sent him into PC training. The OG Linus would say something like “if you’re a piece of s* that can’t get over your a** to parse tabs as whitespace you should be ashamed to walk on this planet let alone parsing the kernel Kconfig files. What a f* waste of space.”
And honestly, I find his phrasing today far more damming with its conciseness. It screams leadership.
Thanks for your insight, fartsparkles.
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Yeah, I can’t stop laughing at
It’s like how I’d admonish my pet
Indeed 😂😂
The Gordon Ramsey of programing
The associated forum post contains a much more endearing translation.
I think your keyboard is broken. It’s inserting random stars in your text.
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