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
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kconfig-Tabs
- 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.