--- gforth/kernel/errore.fs	2003/08/25 14:17:54	1.12
+++ gforth/kernel/errore.fs	2006/12/31 13:39:18	1.14
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \ ERRORE.FS English error strings                      9may93jaw
 
-\ Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+\ Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2003,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 \ This file is part of Gforth.
 
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ has? OS [IF]
 : >stderr ( -- )
     r> outfile-id >r stderr to outfile-id
     >exec  r> to outfile-id ;
-[ELSE]
-: >stderr ;
 [THEN]
 
 : .error ( n -- )
+[ has? OS [IF] ]
     >stderr
+[ [THEN] ]
     ErrLink
     BEGIN @ dup
     WHILE