diff --git a/build/ncurses/build.bash b/build/ncurses/build.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e92ce78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/ncurses/build.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+
+. "$PROJECTDIR/build/ncurses/package.env"
+
+fetch $NCURSES_URL
+
+cd "$SOURCES" && tar xf ncurses-$NCURSES_VERSION.tar.gz && cd ncurses-$NCURSES_VERSION
+
+
+bootstrap() {
+    echo bootstrap
+}
+
+
+toolchain() {
+	mkdir -p build
+    pushd build
+        ../configure --prefix="$SYSROOT/cross" AWK=gawk > /dev/null
+        make -C include  > /dev/null
+        make -C progs tic  > /dev/null
+        install progs/tic "$SYSROOT/cross/bin"
+    popd
+
+    ./configure \
+        --prefix=/usr                \
+        --host=$TARGET              \
+        --build=$(./config.guess)    \
+        --mandir=/usr/share/man      \
+        --with-manpage-format=normal \
+        --with-shared                \
+        --without-normal             \
+        --with-cxx-shared            \
+        --without-debug              \
+        --without-ada                \
+        --disable-stripping          \
+        AWK=gawk > /dev/null
+    
+    make > /dev/null  && make DESTDIR="$SYSROOT" install > /dev/null
+    ln -s libncursesw.so "$SYSROOT/usr/lib/libncurses.so"
+    sed -e 's/^#if.*XOPEN.*$/#if 1/' -i "$SYSROOT/usr/include/curses.h"
+}
+
+setup() {
+	echo setup
+}
+
+final() {
+	echo final
+}
+
+case $1 in 
+    bootstrap)
+		bootstrap
+		;;
+	toolchain)
+		toolchain
+		;;
+    setup)
+		setup
+		;;
+	final)
+		final
+		;;
+esac
+
+
+cd "$SOURCES" && rm -rf "$SOURCES/ncurses-$NCURSES_VERSION"
diff --git a/build/ncurses/package.env b/build/ncurses/package.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e667b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/ncurses/package.env
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+export NCURSES_VERSION=6.6
+
+IFS='.' read -r NCURSES_VERSION_MAJOR NCURSES_VERSION_MINOR NCURSES_VERSION_PATCH <<< $NCURSES_VERSION
+export NCURSES_VERSION_MAJOR NCURSES_VERSION_MINOR NCURSES_VERSION_PATCH
+
+export NCURSES_URL=https://mirror.ufs.ac.za/gnu/ncurses/ncurses-$NCURSES_VERSION.tar.gz
+