The return value of getch() must be stored in an int to handle KEY_* values. Index: src/gui_input.c --- src/gui_input.c.orig +++ src/gui_input.c @@ -601,9 +601,9 @@ gui_input_loop(void) int gui_input_askyesno(const char *question) { - char *msg, input; + char *msg; const char *yes, *no; - int ret; + int input, ret; /* Skip the question if the user really wants so */ if (!config_getopt_bool("gui.input.confirm"))