--- a/ncurses/tinfo/parse_entry.c 2018-07-17 19:44:55.333567209 +0530 +++ b/ncurses/tinfo/parse_entry.c 2018-07-17 19:46:52.557569551 +0530 @@ -543,11 +543,12 @@ * Otherwise, look for a base entry that will already * have picked up defaults via translation. */ - for (i = 0; i < entryp->nuses; i++) - if (!strchr((char *) entryp->uses[i].name, '+')) + for (i = 0; i < entryp->nuses; i++) { + if (entryp->uses[i].name != 0 + && !strchr(entryp->uses[i].name, '+')) has_base_entry = TRUE; + } } - postprocess_termcap(&entryp->tterm, has_base_entry); } else postprocess_terminfo(&entryp->tterm);