Linus Torvalds Injects Tabs To Thwart Kconfig Parsers Not Correctly Handling Them
Linus Torvalds Injects Tabs To Thwart Kconfig Parsers Not Correctly Handling Them
- 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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Wow, super newsworthy. Even included some bs about "colorful language". Can't let a thing like that go by without trying to entice some internet drama.
"newsworthy"??
Who said news? The mailing list is my k-drama
Kernel-drama, my favorite.
I'm here for Linus zingers tho?
It's from Phoronix. This is kinda what they do. It's not worthy of the front page of the Wall Street Journal, but then, no one said it was....
They are kind of known for not being all that clickbaity. They just report on Linux and benchmark stuff
these days i think the only reason people want open source is to air the dirty laundry of software development
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