--- patch-2.5.9/util.c.orig	2003-05-20 16:04:53.000000000 +0200
+++ patch-2.5.9/util.c	2003-06-29 20:41:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@
   int r;
   va_list args;
 
+  fflush(stderr);	/* Ensure pending errors are written before the question */
+
   va_start (args, format);
   vfprintf (stdout, format, args);
   va_end (args);