AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_CURSES], [ AC_CHECK_HEADER([curses.h], [ AC_CHECK_LIB([curses], [clear], [curses="y"], [curses="n"]) ], [curses="n"]) AC_CHECK_HEADER([ncurses.h], [ AC_CHECK_LIB([ncurses], [clear], [ncurses="y"], [ncurses="n"]) ], [ncurses="n"]) AS_IF([test "$curses" = "n" && test "$ncurses" = "n"], [ AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find a suitable curses library]) ]) # Prefer ncurses over curses if both are present AS_IF([test "$ncurses" = "y"], [ CURSES_LIBS="-lncurses" AC_DEFINE([INCLUDE_CURSES_H], [], [Define curses header to use]) ], [ CURSES_LIBS="-lcurses" AC_DEFINE([INCLUDE_CURSES_H], [], [Define curses header to use]) ]) AC_SUBST(CURSES_LIBS) ])