--- ncurses-5.4-r5.ebuild	2005-03-22 13:49:10.376229032 +0200
+++ ncurses-5.4-r5.ebuild	2005-03-22 13:48:11.688150976 +0200
@@ -15,7 +15,26 @@ 
 
 DEPEND="gpm? ( sys-libs/gpm )"
 
+warning() {
+	ebeep
+	ewarn
+	ewarn "If you're have already ncurses with unicode USE flag that it may brake you system!"
+	ewarn "This non-bug is particularily nasty in that it kills nearly everything, including "
+	ewarn "ls, gcc, links, firefox, etc."
+	ewarn "If you want continue then set the COMPILE_NCURSES variable to TRUE!"
+	ewarn
+	epause 5
+	die "It's NOTABUG! SEE WARN BELOW!"
+}
+
 src_unpack() {
+	# check for unicode use flag
+	# See #78313
+	if use !unicode && [ "$COMPILE_NCURSES" != "TRUE" ];
+		 then
+			 warning
+	fi
+
 	unpack ${A}
 	cd "${S}"
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${P}-xterm.patch