i should have written this by hand and not asked claude to do it

configure

@@ -3349,57 +3349,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 #this will be useful only when i decide to port it to widnows
 CURSES_LIB=""
 
-{ printf '%s\n' "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for initscr in -lncursesw" >&5
+{ printf '%s\n' "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for initscr in -lncurses" >&5
-printf %s "checking for initscr in -lncursesw... " >&6; }
-if test ${ac_cv_lib_ncursesw_initscr+y}
-then :
-  printf %s "(cached) " >&6
-else case e in #(
-  e) ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lncursesw  $LIBS"
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.
-   The 'extern "C"' is for builds by C++ compilers;
-   although this is not generally supported in C code supporting it here
-   has little cost and some practical benefit (sr 110532).  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char initscr (void);
-int
-main (void)
-{
-return initscr ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"
-then :
-  ac_cv_lib_ncursesw_initscr=yes
-else case e in #(
-  e) ac_cv_lib_ncursesw_initscr=no ;;
-esac
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS ;;
-esac
-fi
-{ printf '%s\n' "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_ncursesw_initscr" >&5
-printf '%s\n' "$ac_cv_lib_ncursesw_initscr" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_ncursesw_initscr" = xyes
-then :
-  CURSES_LIB="-lncursesw"
-fi
-
-if test "x$CURSES_LIB" = "x"
-then :
-  { printf '%s\n' "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for initscr in -lncurses" >&5
 printf %s "checking for initscr in -lncurses... " >&6; }
 if test ${ac_cv_lib_ncurses_initscr+y}
 then :
@@ -3447,7 +3397,6 @@ then :
   CURSES_LIB="-lncurses"
 fi
 
-fi
 if test "x$CURSES_LIB" = "x"
 then :
   { printf '%s\n' "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for initscr in -lcurses" >&5

configure.ac

@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 #what if i have pdcurses or just curses and not ncurses idk
 #this will be useful only when i decide to port it to widnows 
 CURSES_LIB=""
-AC_CHECK_LIB([ncursesw], [initscr], [CURSES_LIB="-lncursesw"])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([ncurses], [initscr], [CURSES_LIB="-lncurses"])
-AS_IF([test "x$CURSES_LIB" = "x"],
-  [AC_CHECK_LIB([ncurses], [initscr], [CURSES_LIB="-lncurses"])])
 AS_IF([test "x$CURSES_LIB" = "x"],
   [AC_CHECK_LIB([curses], [initscr], [CURSES_LIB="-lcurses"])])
 AS_IF([test "x$CURSES_LIB" = "x"],