--- configure.old	2013-07-30 19:42:51.000000000 +0200
+++ configure	2013-07-30 19:47:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -163,31 +163,7 @@
     echo 'Fails.'
 fi
 
-
-if [ ! -r /usr/include/term.h ]; then
-    note 'term.h'
-    if [ -r /usr/include/ncurses/term.h ]; then
-	echo "Found in /usr/include/ncurses"
-	extraflags="$extraflags -I/usr/include/ncurses"
-    else
-	for i in pkg local; do
-	    if [ -r /usr/$i/include/term.h ]; then
-		echo "Found in /usr/$i/include"
-		extralibs="$extralibs -L/usr/$i/lib"
-		extraflags="$extraflags -I/usr/$i/include"
-		break
-	    else
-		false
-	    fi
-	done ||
-	{
-	    echo 'Not found!' >&2
-	    echo 'Do you have the ncurses devel package installed?' >&2
-	    echo 'If you know where term.h is, please email the author!' >&2
-	    exit 1
-	}
-    fi
-fi
+extraflags="$extraflags $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE"
 
 note 'base and dirname'
 if gcc_defines "__GLIBC__" || gcc_defines "__CYGWIN__" ; then