diff -r df0e900b8860 setup.py
--- a/setup.py	Fri Apr 22 23:43:24 2016 -0700
+++ b/setup.py	Sat Apr 23 11:05:18 2016 +0200
@@ -783,6 +783,19 @@
                                                      ['/usr/lib/termcap'],
                                                      'termcap'):
                 readline_libs.append('termcap')
+
+            # android quick hack.
+            # The command '$NDK_HOME/.../...readelf -d libncursesw.so' prints:
+            #   (NEEDED)    Shared library: [libc.so]
+            #   (NEEDED)    Shared library: [libtinfow.so]
+            #   (NEEDED)    Shared library: [libdl.so]
+            #   (SONAME)    Library soname: [libncursesw.so]
+            # But unfortunately _readelf is not the absolute path, so
+            # the above call to os.system() fails (this is a bug).
+            _readelf = sysconfig.get_config_var('READELF')
+            if 'android' in _readelf:
+                readline_libs.append('tinfow')
+
             exts.append( Extension('readline', ['readline.c'],
                                    library_dirs=['/usr/lib/termcap'],
                                    extra_link_args=readline_extra_link_args,
@@ -1342,7 +1355,12 @@
             curses_defines.append(('_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED', '1'))
 
         if curses_library.startswith('ncurses'):
-            curses_libs = [curses_library]
+            # android quick hack.
+            if 'android' in _readelf:
+                curses_libs = [curses_library, 'tinfow']
+            else:
+                curses_libs = [curses_library]
+
             exts.append( Extension('_curses', ['_cursesmodule.c'],
                                    include_dirs=curses_includes,
                                    define_macros=curses_defines,