1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/g10/plaintext.c b/g10/plaintext.c
index 34e18f65f..377764833 100644
--- a/g10/plaintext.c
+++ b/g10/plaintext.c
@@ -402,7 +402,15 @@ handle_plaintext( PKT_plaintext *pt, md_filter_context_t *mfx,
     /* Make sure that stdout gets flushed after the plaintext has
        been handled.  This is for extra security as we do a
        flush anyway before checking the signature.  */
-    fflush (stdout);
+    if (fflush (stdout))
+      {
+        /* We need to check the return code to detect errors like disk
+           full for short plaintexts.  See bug#1207.  Checking return
+           values is a good idea in any case.  */
+        if (!rc)
+          rc = gpg_error_from_syserror ();
+        log_error ("error flushing `%s': %s\n", "[stdout]", strerror (errno) );
+      }
 
     if( fp && fp != stdout )
       fclose (fp);