--- a/PositionableStream.st	Fri Oct 28 02:26:56 1994 +0100
+++ b/PositionableStream.st	Fri Oct 28 02:28:03 1994 +0100
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 COPYRIGHT (c) 1989 by Claus Gittinger
 	      All Rights Reserved
 
-$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/PositionableStream.st,v 1.16 1994-10-10 00:27:25 claus Exp $
+$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/PositionableStream.st,v 1.17 1994-10-28 01:28:03 claus Exp $
 '!
 
 !PositionableStream class methodsFor:'documentation'!
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 version
 "
-$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/PositionableStream.st,v 1.16 1994-10-10 00:27:25 claus Exp $
+$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/PositionableStream.st,v 1.17 1994-10-28 01:28:03 claus Exp $
 "
 !
 
@@ -439,6 +439,10 @@
 
     |box|
 
+    Smalltalk isInitialized ifFalse:[
+	'error during startup: ' errorPrint. message errorPrintNL.
+	^ #debug
+    ].
     box := OptionBox title:message numberOfOptions:3.
     box actions:(Array with:[^ #abort]
 		       with:[^ #debug]