Index: configure
===================================================================
--- configure	(revision 66278)
+++ configure	(working copy)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 65652 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 66179 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for python 2.6.
 #
@@ -2086,8 +2086,6 @@
 #define _BSD_SOURCE 1
 _ACEOF
 
-    # OpenBSD's readline library needs the libcurses
-    READLINE_LIBS="-lcurses"
     ;;
   # Defining _XOPEN_SOURCE on NetBSD version prior to the introduction of
   # _NETBSD_SOURCE disables certain features (eg. setgroups). Reported by
@@ -22961,14 +22959,20 @@
 # save the value of LIBS so we don't actually link Python with readline
 LIBS_no_readline=$LIBS
 
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for readline in -lreadline" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for readline in -lreadline... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_readline_readline+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lreadline $READLINE_LIBS $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+# On some systems we need to link readline to a termcap compatible
+# library.  NOTE: Keep the precedence of listed libraries synchronised
+# with setup.py.
+py_cv_lib_readline=no
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking how to link readline libs" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking how to link readline libs... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+for py_libtermcap in "" ncursesw ncurses curses termcap; do
+  if test -z "$py_libtermcap"; then
+    READLINE_LIBS="-lreadline"
+  else
+    READLINE_LIBS="-lreadline -l$py_libtermcap"
+  fi
+  LIBS="$READLINE_LIBS $LIBS_no_readline"
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
@@ -23008,104 +23012,35 @@
 	 test ! -s conftest.err
        } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext &&
        $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext; then
-  ac_cv_lib_readline_readline=yes
+  py_cv_lib_readline=yes
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
-	ac_cv_lib_readline_readline=no
+
 fi
 
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
       conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_readline_readline" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_readline_readline" >&6; }
-if test $ac_cv_lib_readline_readline = yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBREADLINE 1
-_ACEOF
-
-  LIBS="-lreadline $LIBS"
-
-fi
-
-if test "$ac_cv_have_readline_readline" = no
-then
-
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for readline in -ltermcap" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for readline in -ltermcap... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_termcap_readline+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+  if test $py_cv_lib_readline = yes; then
+    break
+  fi
+done
+# Uncomment this line if you want to use READINE_LIBS in Makefile or scripts
+#AC_SUBST([READLINE_LIBS])
+if test $py_cv_lib_readline = !yes; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: none" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}none" >&6; }
 else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-ltermcap  $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $READLINE_LIBS" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$READLINE_LIBS" >&6; }
 
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char readline ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return readline ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_LIBREADLINE 1
 _ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext &&
-       $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext; then
-  ac_cv_lib_termcap_readline=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
-	ac_cv_lib_termcap_readline=no
 fi
 
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_termcap_readline" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_termcap_readline" >&6; }
-if test $ac_cv_lib_termcap_readline = yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBTERMCAP 1
-_ACEOF
-
-  LIBS="-ltermcap $LIBS"
-
-fi
-
-fi
-
 # check for readline 2.1
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for rl_callback_handler_install in -lreadline" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for rl_callback_handler_install in -lreadline... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
Index: configure.in
===================================================================
--- configure.in	(revision 66278)
+++ configure.in	(working copy)
@@ -257,8 +257,6 @@
     # also defined. This can be overridden by defining _BSD_SOURCE
     # As this has a different meaning on Linux, only define it on OpenBSD
     AC_DEFINE(_BSD_SOURCE, 1, [Define on OpenBSD to activate all library features])
-    # OpenBSD's readline library needs the libcurses
-    READLINE_LIBS="-lcurses"
     ;;
   # Defining _XOPEN_SOURCE on NetBSD version prior to the introduction of
   # _NETBSD_SOURCE disables certain features (eg. setgroups). Reported by
@@ -3326,10 +3324,34 @@
 # check where readline lives
 # save the value of LIBS so we don't actually link Python with readline
 LIBS_no_readline=$LIBS
-AC_CHECK_LIB(readline, readline, , ,$READLINE_LIBS)
-if test "$ac_cv_have_readline_readline" = no
-then
-  AC_CHECK_LIB(termcap, readline)
+
+# On some systems we need to link readline to a termcap compatible
+# library.  NOTE: Keep the precedence of listed libraries synchronised
+# with setup.py.
+py_cv_lib_readline=no
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([how to link readline libs])
+for py_libtermcap in "" ncursesw ncurses curses termcap; do
+  if test -z "$py_libtermcap"; then
+    READLINE_LIBS="-lreadline"
+  else
+    READLINE_LIBS="-lreadline -l$py_libtermcap"
+  fi
+  LIBS="$READLINE_LIBS $LIBS_no_readline"
+  AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+    [AC_LANG_CALL([],[readline])],
+    [py_cv_lib_readline=yes])
+  if test $py_cv_lib_readline = yes; then
+    break
+  fi
+done
+# Uncomment this line if you want to use READINE_LIBS in Makefile or scripts
+#AC_SUBST([READLINE_LIBS])
+if test $py_cv_lib_readline = !yes; then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([none])
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$READLINE_LIBS])
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBREADLINE, 1,
+    [Define if you have the readline library (-lreadline).])
 fi
 
 # check for readline 2.1
Index: pyconfig.h.in
===================================================================
--- pyconfig.h.in	(revision 66278)
+++ pyconfig.h.in	(working copy)
@@ -366,9 +366,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `resolv' library (-lresolv). */
 #undef HAVE_LIBRESOLV
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `termcap' library (-ltermcap). */
-#undef HAVE_LIBTERMCAP
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <libutil.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_LIBUTIL_H