diff -uNr speech_tools.orig/config/systems/GentooLinux.mak speech_tools/config/systems/GentooLinux.mak
--- speech_tools.orig/config/systems/GentooLinux.mak	2013-08-06 22:35:28.000000000 -0400
+++ speech_tools/config/systems/GentooLinux.mak	2013-08-06 22:36:18.000000000 -0400
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@
  ###########################################################################
 
 MANDIR=$(INSTALL_PREFIX)/share/man
+GENTOO_CURSES_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config --libs ncurses)
 # Gentoo does not use termcap
-OS_LIBS = $(LDFLAGS) -ldl -lncurses
+OS_LIBS = $(GENTOO_CURSES_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS) -ldl