diff -urN termcap-2.0.8-clean/termcap.c termcap-2.0.8/termcap.c
--- termcap-2.0.8-clean/termcap.c	Thu Oct  1 01:35:05 1998
+++ termcap-2.0.8/termcap.c	Thu Oct  1 01:38:30 1998
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <termcap.h>
 
+/* Maximum terminal type includes (tc=) */
+#define MAX_TERMS 16
+
 /* Escape sequences we know about. */
 static char *escapes = "E\033r\rn\nb\bt\tf\f\\\\";
 
@@ -71,6 +74,28 @@
   return(x);
 }
 
+/* Add a copy of a string to the end of a list */
+static int add_to_list(char **list, char *s, int max_entries)
+{
+  int i;
+  int done = 0;
+
+  if (! list)
+	return(0);
+
+  for(i = 0; i < max_entries; i++)
+	if (list[i] == NULL) {
+		list[i] = strsave (s);
+		list[i + 1] = NULL;
+		done = 1;
+		break;
+	} else if (strcmp (s, list[i]) == 0) {
+		done = 1;
+		break;
+	}
+  return(done);
+}
+
 /*
  *	Try to shrink a capability.
  */
@@ -120,12 +145,11 @@
 }
 
 /* Build a linked list with capabilities. */
-static char *build_list(struct tc_ent **listp, char *buf)
+static void build_list(struct tc_ent **listp, char *buf, char **term_list)
 {
   struct tc_ent *i, *last = NULL, *list = *listp;
   char *s, *sp, *bp;
   int len;
-  char *tc_next = NULL;
 
   /* Skip name field. */
   for(sp = buf; *sp && *sp != ':'; sp++)
@@ -148,8 +172,8 @@
 	if (*bp == 0 || *bp == ':' || *bp == '.') continue;
 
 	/* Is this the "tc" capability? */
-	if (!tc_next && strncmp(bp, "tc=", 3) == 0) {
-		tc_next = strsave(bp + 3);
+	if (strncmp(bp, "tc=", 3) == 0) {
+		add_to_list(term_list, bp + 3, MAX_TERMS);
 		continue;
 	}
 
@@ -184,7 +208,6 @@
   }
   /* Done. */
   *listp = list;
-  return(tc_next);
 }
 
 /* Add OR change a capability (hardcoded for li# and co#) */
@@ -337,9 +360,9 @@
   char *desc = NULL;
   char *tc_file = "/etc/termcap";
   struct tc_ent *l = NULL;
-  int first = 1;
-  int loop = 0;
+  int index;
   int tc_set = 0;
+  char *term_list[MAX_TERMS + 1];
 
   *tcp = NULL;
 
@@ -358,8 +381,7 @@
 #endif
 			/* Just read the TERMCAP variable. */
 			sp = strsave(tc);
-			tc = build_list(&l, sp);
-			if (tc) free(tc);
+			build_list(&l, sp, NULL);
 			*tcp = l;
 			return(sp);
 		}
@@ -386,24 +408,21 @@
   if (fp == NULL)
   	return(NULL);
 
-  while(term) {
-	if (++loop > 16) {
-		write(2, "tgetent: loop detected, check your termcap\n", 43);
-		break;
-	}
+  desc = term;
+  term_list[0] = term;
+  term_list[1] = NULL;
+  for(index = 0; (index < MAX_TERMS) && term_list[index]; index++) {
 #if DEBUG
-	printf("LOOKUP: term %s\n", term);
+	printf("LOOKUP: term %s\n", term_list[index]);
 #endif
-	sp = get_one_entry(fp, term);
+	sp = get_one_entry(fp, term_list[index]);
 	if (sp == NULL) break;
-	term = build_list(&l, sp);
-	if (first)
-		desc = sp;
-	else
-		free(sp);
-	first = 0;
+	build_list(&l, sp, term_list);
   }
   fclose(fp);
+
+  for(index = 1; term_list[index] != NULL; index++)
+    free (term_list[index]);
 
   /* Done. */
   *tcp = l;