https://github.com/freebasic/fbc/issues/170
https://bugs.gentoo.org/799860
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1409,10 +1409,10 @@ endif
 # Use gcc to link fbc from the bootstrap .o's
 # (assuming the rtlib was built already)
 ifneq ($(filter darwin freebsd dragonfly linux netbsd openbsd solaris,$(TARGET_OS)),)
-  BOOTSTRAP_LIBS := -lncurses -lm -pthread
+  BOOTSTRAP_LIBS := -ltinfo -lncurses -lm -pthread
 endif
 $(BOOTSTRAP_FBC): rtlib $(BOOTSTRAP_OBJ)
-	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) -o $@ $(libdir)/fbrt0.o bootstrap/$(FBTARGET)/*.o $(libdir)/libfb.a $(BOOTSTRAP_LIBS)
+	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) -o $@ $(libdir)/fbrt0.o bootstrap/$(FBTARGET)/*.o $(libdir)/libfb.a $(BOOTSTRAP_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: clean-bootstrap
 clean-bootstrap: