--- file_not_specified_in_diff	
+++ file_not_specified_in_diff	
@@ -, +, @@ 
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -334,14 +334,14 @@ 
 dnl tgetent, tputs and UP [sic] are all required.  They come from libtinfo
 dnl which is pulled in as a dependency of libncurses.
 old_LIBS="$LIBS"
-AC_CHECK_LIB([ncurses], [tgetent], [], [
-    AC_MSG_ERROR(['ncurses' library not found, or it doesn't contain 'tgetent'])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(tgetent, tinfo ncurses, [], [
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([no library found that contains 'tgetent'])
 ])
-AC_CHECK_LIB([ncurses], [tputs], [], [
-    AC_MSG_ERROR(['ncurses' library not found, or it doesn't contain 'tputs'])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(tputs, tinfo ncurses, [], [
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([no library found that contains 'tputs'])
 ])
-AC_CHECK_LIB([ncurses], [UP], [], [
-    AC_MSG_ERROR(['ncurses' library not found, or it doesn't contain 'UP'])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(UP, tinfo ncurses, [], [
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([no library found that contains 'UP'])
 ])
 LIBS="$old_LIBS"