--- patch-2.5.9/util.c.orig	2003-05-20 14:04:53 +0000
+++ patch-2.5.9/util.c	2005-10-25 22:54:21 +0000
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ ask (char const *format, ...)
   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);