--- Eterm-0.9.6/doc/Makefile.am
+++ Eterm-0.9.6/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -16,12 +16,8 @@ Eterm.tcap: Eterm.ti
 	  -e 's!:$$!:\\!' ; echo '	:ac=``aaffggiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}}~~:' \
 	  ) > Eterm.tcap.new && mv Eterm.tcap.new Eterm.tcap || rm -f Eterm.tcap.new
 
+# the Eterm terminfo entry is provided by ncurses, do not modify the host databases
 install-data-hook:
-	$(TIC) Eterm.ti || (mkinstalldirs $(HOME)/.terminfo && $(TIC) -o$(HOME)/.terminfo Eterm.ti) || :
-	-if test -f /usr/share/misc/termcap && test -f Eterm.tcap ; then \
-	    grep -i 'Eterm Terminal Emulator' /usr/share/misc/termcap || cat Eterm.tcap >> /usr/share/misc/termcap ; \
-	    cap_mkdb termcap ; \
-	fi || :
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = Eterm.1 Eterm.1.html Eterm.tcap
 EXTRA_DIST = Eterm.1.in Eterm_reference.html Eterm.tcap Eterm.ti README.Escreen Makefile.am Makefile.in
--- Eterm-0.9.6/doc/Makefile.in
+++ Eterm-0.9.6/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -431,12 +431,8 @@ Eterm.tcap: Eterm.ti
 	  -e 's!:$$!:\\!' ; echo '	:ac=``aaffggiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}}~~:' \
 	  ) > Eterm.tcap.new && mv Eterm.tcap.new Eterm.tcap || rm -f Eterm.tcap.new
 
+# the Eterm terminfo entry is provided by ncurses, do not modify the host databases
 install-data-hook:
-	$(TIC) Eterm.ti || (mkinstalldirs $(HOME)/.terminfo && $(TIC) -o$(HOME)/.terminfo Eterm.ti) || :
-	-if test -f /usr/share/misc/termcap && test -f Eterm.tcap ; then \
-	    grep -i 'Eterm Terminal Emulator' /usr/share/misc/termcap || cat Eterm.tcap >> /usr/share/misc/termcap ; \
-	    cap_mkdb termcap ; \
-	fi || :
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
 .NOEXPORT: