--- configure.in.orig	Wed Nov  1 04:09:17 2000
+++ configure.in	Sat Dec 16 14:58:58 2000
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 if test "$with_slang" != "no"
 then
 	USE_SLANG=1
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(USE_CURSES,1)
 	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(USE_SLANG,1)
 else
 	USE_CURSES=1
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@
 USE_CURSES=1
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(USE_CURSES,1)
 ])
-if test "$USE_CURSES" = "1"
+if test "$USE_CURSES" = "1" -o "$USE_SLANG" = "1"
 then
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, initscr)
 	if test "$ac_cv_lib_ncurses_initscr" != "yes"
@@ -103,7 +104,9 @@
 		AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(attr_t,int)
 	fi
 	AC_MSG_RESULT($HAVE_ATTR_T)
-else
+fi
+if test "$USE_SLANG" = "1"
+then
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(slang, SLang_init_tty)
 	if test "$ac_cv_lib_slang_SLang_init_tty" != "yes"
 	then