diff --git a/package/ncurses/Makefile b/package/ncurses/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9fc45a718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+# 
+# Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+# $Id$
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=ncurses
+PKG_VERSION:=5.6
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/ncurses
+PKG_MD5SUM:=b6593abe1089d6aab1551c105c9300e3
+PKG_CAT:=zcat
+
+PKG_INSTALL_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-install
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/libncurses
+  SECTION:=libs
+  CATEGORY:=Libraries
+  TITLE:=Terminal handling library
+  DESCRIPTION:=Terminal handling library
+  URL:=http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/
+endef
+
+define Build/Configure
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
+	mkdir -p $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
+	-$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) distclean
+	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); rm -f config.cache; \
+		CONFIG_SITE="" \
+		./configure \
+			--target=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
+			--host=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
+			--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
+			--program-prefix="" \
+			--program-suffix="" \
+			--prefix=/usr \
+			--exec-prefix=/usr \
+			--bindir=/usr/bin \
+			--datadir=/usr/share \
+			--includedir=/usr/include \
+			--infodir=/usr/share/info \
+			--libdir=/usr/lib \
+			--libexecdir=/usr/lib \
+			--localstatedir=/var \
+			--mandir=/usr/share/man \
+			--sbindir=/usr/sbin \
+			--sysconfdir=/etc \
+			$(DISABLE_NLS) \
+			$(DISABLE_LARGEFILE) \
+			--enable-echo \
+			--enable-const \
+			--enable-overwrite \
+			--disable-rpath \
+			--without-ada \
+			--without-cxx \
+			--without-cxx-binding \
+			--without-debug \
+			--without-profile \
+			--with-progs \
+			--with-normal \
+			--without-shared \
+			--with-terminfo-dirs=/usr/share/terminfo \
+			--with-default-terminfo-dir=/usr/share/terminfo \
+	);
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		libs install.progs
+	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); rm -f config.cache; \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+		CPPFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include -I$(STAGING_DIR)/include" \
+		LDFLAGS="-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib -L$(STAGING_DIR)/lib" \
+		./configure \
+			--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+			--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+			--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
+			--program-prefix="" \
+			--program-suffix="" \
+			--prefix=/usr \
+			--exec-prefix=/usr \
+			--bindir=/usr/bin \
+			--datadir=/usr/share \
+			--includedir=/usr/include \
+			--infodir=/usr/share/info \
+			--libdir=/usr/lib \
+			--libexecdir=/usr/lib \
+			--localstatedir=/var \
+			--mandir=/usr/share/man \
+			--sbindir=/usr/sbin \
+			--sysconfdir=/etc \
+			$(DISABLE_NLS) \
+			$(DISABLE_LARGEFILE) \
+			--enable-echo \
+			--enable-const \
+			--enable-overwrite \
+			--disable-rpath \
+			--without-ada \
+			--without-cxx \
+			--without-cxx-binding \
+			--without-debug \
+			--without-profile \
+			--without-progs \
+			--with-normal \
+			--with-shared \
+			--with-terminfo-dirs=/usr/share/terminfo \
+			--with-default-terminfo-dir=/usr/share/terminfo \
+	);
+	rm -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/lib*
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		BUILD_CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
+		HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
+		HOSTCCFLAGS="" \
+		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		libs install.libs install.data
+endef
+
+define Package/libncurses/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{ncurses,panel,menu,form}*.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/terminfo
+	(cd $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/terminfo; \
+		for dir in ??; do \
+			[ -d "$$$$dir" ] || continue; \
+			mv $$$$dir $$$$(echo -ne "\x$$$$dir"); \
+		done \
+	)
+	for file in a/ansi d/dumb l/linux r/rxvt s/screen v/vt100 v/vt102 x/xterm x/xterm-color; do \
+		$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/terminfo/`dirname $$$$file`; \
+		$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/terminfo/$$$$file \
+			$(1)/usr/share/terminfo/$$$$file; \
+	done
+endef
+
+define Build/InstallDev
+	mkdir -p $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/curses.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/ncurses.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/ncurses_dll.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/menu.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/panel.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/term{,cap}.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/unctrl.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/form.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/eti.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
+	mkdir -p $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libcurses.so $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{ncurses,panel,menu,form}.{a,so*} $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+define Build/UninstallDev
+	rm -rf \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/curses.h \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/ncurses.h \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/ncurses_dll.h \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/menu.h \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/panel.h \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/term{,cap}.h \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/unctrl.h \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/form.h \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/eti.h \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libcurses.so \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{ncurses,panel,menu,form}.{a,so*}
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libncurses))
diff --git a/package/ncurses/patches/500-cross.patch b/package/ncurses/patches/500-cross.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebebc225c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/ncurses/patches/500-cross.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ur ncurses-5.6/aclocal.m4 ncurses-5.6-owrt/aclocal.m4
+--- ncurses-5.6/aclocal.m4	2006-12-17 17:12:38.000000000 +0100
++++ ncurses-5.6-owrt/aclocal.m4	2007-06-09 19:47:38.000000000 +0200
+@@ -3816,7 +3816,7 @@
+ 			EXTRA_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath,\${libdir} $EXTRA_LDFLAGS"
+ 		fi
+ 		CF_SHARED_SONAME
+-		MK_SHARED_LIB='${CC} ${CFLAGS} -shared -Wl,-soname,'$cf_shared_soname',-stats,-lc -o $[@]'
++		MK_SHARED_LIB='${CC} ${CFLAGS} -shared -Wl,-soname,'$cf_shared_soname',-stats,$(LDFLAGS) -lc -o $[@]'
+ 		;;
+ 	openbsd2*)
+ 		CC_SHARED_OPTS="$CC_SHARED_OPTS -DPIC"