Python tries to use ncursesw from the host, if it is not found causes an error on configure, we should use ncursesw from sysroot instead Upstream-Status: Pending Signed-off-by: Alejandro Hernandez Index: Python-2.7.9/configure.ac =================================================================== --- Python-2.7.9.orig/configure.ac +++ Python-2.7.9/configure.ac @@ -4311,7 +4311,7 @@ fi # first curses configure check ac_save_cppflags="$CPPFLAGS" -CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/include/ncursesw" +CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I=/usr/include/ncursesw" AC_CHECK_HEADERS(curses.h ncurses.h)