diff -uprk.orig texinfo-4.8.orig/configure.ac texinfo-4.8/configure.ac
--- texinfo-4.8.orig/configure.ac	2004-12-31 21:00:48 +0300
+++ texinfo-4.8/configure.ac	2004-12-31 21:00:48 +0300
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(TOOLS_ONLY, [[test "x$too
 # rather ncurses.  So we check for it.
 TERMLIBS=
 # Check for termlib before termcap because Solaris termcap needs libucb.
-TERMLIB_VARIANTS="ncurses curses termlib termcap terminfo"
+TERMLIB_VARIANTS="tinfo ncurses curses termlib termcap terminfo"
 for termlib in ${TERMLIB_VARIANTS}; do
   AC_CHECK_LIB(${termlib}, tgetent,
      [TERMLIBS="${TERMLIBS} -l${termlib}"; break])
diff -uprk.orig texinfo-4.8.orig/configure texinfo-4.8/configure
--- texinfo-4.8.orig/configure	2004-12-31 21:01:50 +0300
+++ texinfo-4.8/configure	2004-12-31 21:01:50 +0300
@@ -6382,7 +6382,7 @@ fi
 # rather ncurses.  So we check for it.
 TERMLIBS=
 # Check for termlib before termcap because Solaris termcap needs libucb.
-TERMLIB_VARIANTS="ncurses curses termlib termcap terminfo"
+TERMLIB_VARIANTS="tinfo ncurses curses termlib termcap terminfo"
 for termlib in ${TERMLIB_VARIANTS}; do
   as_ac_Lib=`echo "ac_cv_lib_${termlib}''_tgetent" | $as_tr_sh`
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for tgetent in -l${termlib}" >&5