Octave prompt delay?

[Matthias Brennwald]

Dear all,

Lets consider the following command file (m-file):

disp("Starting a job that may take a while to execute...")
fft(rand(1e4));
disp("...done.")

When I run this file in Octave, Octave seems to be too busy to  
display the first message while executing the fft. The first messages  
is printed on the screen only after the fft is done. Is there a way  
to make Octave 'flush' its 'disp' command(s) before starting the fft  
(or any other heavy task)?

Matthias