POSIX bashing (readline bashing)

[Dave Decot]

> >Yeah, then how come I can't find "conformant" in my dictionary either?
> >I suspect that it's one of those bastardized combinations of two other
> >words, like "irregardless" (coined by someone who confused & combined
> >"irrespective" and "regardless").  In "conformant"'s case, the
> >collision appears to be between "conforming" and "compliant".
> 
> "-ant" is a suffix - check your Webster's.
> 
> My says "one that performs or promotes (a specified action) <coolant>",
> or "thing that is acted upon in (a specified manner) <inhalant>".
> Another entry exists which says "performing (a specified action)
> <propellant>" or "promoting (a specified action or process) <expectorant>".

If you think that the fact that something is a suffix means it can be applied
to anything, you're not a very good studant.

Dave