--- ./util.c.tv	2002-10-31 13:19:41.000000000 +0100
+++ ./util.c	2002-10-31 13:20:45.000000000 +0100
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@
   vfprintf (stdout, format, args);
   va_end (args);
   fflush (stdout);
+  fflush(stderr);	/* Ensure pending errors are written before the question */
 
   if (ttyfd == -2)
     {