- 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.
“ok, now add a metric shit ton of swearing and further belittle parsers who can’t deal with tabs.”
I tried it with Claude 3 Opus, even better:
I feel like the other one is much better because of the slight passiveness and colorful expressions.
Heh this is so succinctly scathing, but also dead on …
This is genius.