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Linus Torvalds Injects Tabs To Thwart Kconfig Parsers Not Correctly Handling Them(www.phoronix.com)

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  • 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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rollmagma@lemmy.world
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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.

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Buttermilk@lemmy.ml
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“newsworthy”??

Who said news? The mailing list is my k-drama

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BreakDecks@lemmy.ml
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Kernel-drama, my favorite.

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Sal@aussie.zone
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I’m here for Linus zingers tho?

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qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website
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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…

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Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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They are kind of known for not being all that clickbaity. They just report on Linux and benchmark stuff

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JoYo@lemmy.ml
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these days i think the only reason people want open source is to air the dirty laundry of software development

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