diff --git a/package/ncurses/Makefile b/package/ncurses/Makefile
index 27bd18cd4..8baeca52c 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/package/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ncurses
-PKG_VERSION:=5.6
+PKG_VERSION:=5.7
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/ncurses
-PKG_MD5SUM:=b6593abe1089d6aab1551c105c9300e3
+PKG_MD5SUM:=cce05daf61a64501ef6cd8da1f727ec6
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ define Package/libncurses/install
 			mv $$$$dir $$$$(echo -ne "\x$$$$dir"); \
 		done \
 	)
-	for file in a/ansi d/dumb l/linux r/rxvt s/screen v/vt100 v/vt102 x/xterm x/xterm-color; do \
+	for file in a/ansi d/dumb l/linux r/rxvt r/rxvt-unicode s/screen v/vt100 v/vt102 x/xterm x/xterm-color; do \
 		$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/terminfo/`dirname $$$$file`; \
 		$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/terminfo/$$$$file \
 			$(1)/usr/share/terminfo/$$$$file; \
diff --git a/package/ncurses/patches/100-ncurses-5.6-20080112-urxvt.patch b/package/ncurses/patches/100-ncurses-5.6-20080112-urxvt.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90fcd5029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/ncurses/patches/100-ncurses-5.6-20080112-urxvt.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+diff -up ncurses-5.6/misc/terminfo.src.urxvt ncurses-5.6/misc/terminfo.src
+--- ncurses-5.6/misc/terminfo.src.urxvt	2008-01-10 14:09:13.000000000 +0100
++++ ncurses-5.6/misc/terminfo.src	2008-01-10 14:13:17.000000000 +0100
+@@ -3882,6 +3882,172 @@ rxvt-cygwin-native|rxvt terminal emulato
+ rxvt-16color|xterm with 16 colors like aixterm,
+ 	ncv#32, use=ibm+16color, use=rxvt,
+ 
++# rxvt-unicode
++# http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/etc/rxvt-unicode.terminfo?revision=1.20
++# From: Thomas Dickey <dickey@clark.net> 04 Oct 1997
++# Updated: Özgür Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> 02 Nov 1997
++# Updated: Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com>, 17 Feb 2005
++rxvt-unicode|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System),
++	am,
++	bce,
++	eo,
++	km,
++	msgr,
++	xenl,
++	hs,
++	cols#80,
++	it#8,
++	lines#24,
++	acsc=``aaffggjjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}}~~-A.B+C\,D0EhFiG,
++	bel=^G,
++	blink=\E[5m,
++	bold=\E[1m,
++	civis=\E[?25l,
++	clear=\E[H\E[2J,
++	cnorm=\E[?25h,
++	cr=^M,
++	csr=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dr,
++	cub=\E[%p1%dD,
++	cub1=^H,
++	cud=\E[%p1%dB,
++	cud1=^J,
++	cuf=\E[%p1%dC,
++	cuf1=\E[C,
++	cup=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dH,
++	cuu=\E[%p1%dA,
++	cuu1=\E[A,
++	cvvis=\E[?25h,
++	dch=\E[%p1%dP,
++	dch1=\E[P,
++	dl=\E[%p1%dM,
++	dl1=\E[M,
++	ed=\E[J,
++	el=\E[K,
++	el1=\E[1K,
++	flash=\E[?5h$<20/>\E[?5l,
++	home=\E[H,
++	hpa=\E[%i%p1%dG,
++	ht=^I,
++	hts=\EH,
++	ich=\E[%p1%d@,
++	ich1=\E[@,
++	il=\E[%p1%dL,
++	il1=\E[L,
++	ind=^J,
++	is1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l,
++	is2=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l,
++	kDC=\E[3$,
++	kIC=\E2$,
++	kEND=\E[8$,
++	kHOM=\E[7$,
++	kLFT=\E[d,
++	kNXT=\E[6$,
++	kPRV=\E[5$,
++	kRIT=\E[c,
++	kbs=\177,
++	ka1=\EOw,
++	ka3=\EOy,
++	kb2=\EOu,
++	kc1=\EOq,
++	kc3=\EOs,
++	kcbt=\E[Z,
++	kcub1=\E[D,
++	kcud1=\E[B,
++	kcuf1=\E[C,
++	kcuu1=\E[A,
++	kdch1=\E[3~,
++	kel=\E[8\^,
++	kend=\E[8~,
++	kent=\EOM,
++	kf1=\E[11~,
++	kf10=\E[21~,
++	kf11=\E[23~,
++	kf12=\E[24~,
++	kf13=\E[25~,
++	kf14=\E[26~,
++	kf15=\E[28~,
++	kf16=\E[29~,
++	kf17=\E[31~,
++	kf18=\E[32~,
++	kf19=\E[33~,
++	kf2=\E[12~,
++	kf20=\E[34~,
++	kf3=\E[13~,
++	kf4=\E[14~,
++	kf5=\E[15~,
++	kf6=\E[17~,
++	kf7=\E[18~,
++	kf8=\E[19~,
++	kf9=\E[20~,
++	kfnd=\E[1~,
++	khome=\E[7~,
++	kich1=\E[2~,
++	kmous=\E[M,
++	knp=\E[6~,
++	kpp=\E[5~,
++	kslt=\E[4~,
++	rc=\E8,
++	rev=\E[7m,
++	ri=\EM,
++	rmso=\E[27m,
++	rmul=\E[24m,
++	rs1=\Ec,
++	rs2=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l\E>,
++	sgr0=\E[m\017,
++	enacs=,
++	smacs=\E(0,
++	rmacs=\E(B,
++	smso=\E[7m,
++	smul=\E[4m,
++	tbc=\E[3g,
++	vpa=\E[%i%p1%dd,
++	colors#88,
++	pairs#256,
++	btns#5,
++	lm#0,
++	ccc,
++	npc,
++	mc5i,
++	ncv#0,
++	mir,
++	xon,
++	bw,
++	ech=\E[%p1%dX,
++	mc0=\E[i,
++	mc4=\E[4i,
++	mc5=\E[5i,
++	sitm=\E[3m,
++	ritm=\E[23m,
++	smam=\E[?7h,
++	rmam=\E[?7l,
++	smir=\E[4h,
++	rmir=\E[4l,
++	smcup=\E[?1049h,
++	rmcup=\E[r\E[?1049l,
++	smkx=\E=,
++	rmkx=\E>,
++	indn=\E[%p1%dS,
++	rin=\E[%p1%dT,
++	sgr=\E[0%?%p6%t;1%;%?%p2%t;4%;%?%p1%p3%|%t;7%;%?%p4%t;5%;%?%p7%t;8%;m%?%p9%t\E(0%e\E(B%;,
++	op=\E[39;49m,
++	setaf=\E[38;5;%p1%dm,
++	setab=\E[48;5;%p1%dm,
++	setf=%?%p1%{7}%>%t\E[38;5;%p1%dm%e\E[3%?%p1%{1}%=%t4%e%p1%{3}%=%t6%e%p1%{4}%=%t1%e%p1%{6}%=%t3%e%p1%d%;m%;,
++	setb=%?%p1%{7}%>%t\E[48;5;%p1%dm%e\E[4%?%p1%{1}%=%t4%e%p1%{3}%=%t6%e%p1%{4}%=%t1%e%p1%{6}%=%t3%e%p1%d%;m%;,
++	initc=\E]4;%p1%d;rgb\:%p2%{65535}%*%{1000}%/%4.4X/%p3%{65535}%*%{1000}%/%4.4X/%p4%{65535}%*%{1000}%/%4.4X\E\\,
++	sc=\E7,
++	s0ds=\E(B,
++	s1ds=\E(0,
++	s2ds=\E*B,
++	s3ds=\E+B,
++	u6=\E[%i%d;%dR,
++	u7=\E[6n,
++	u8=\E[?1;2c,
++	u9=\E[c,
++	tsl=\E]2;,
++	fsl=\007,
++	dsl=\E]2;\007,
++
+ # mrxvt 0.5.3
+ #
+ # mrxvt is based on rxvt 2.7.11, but has by default XTERM_FKEYS defined, which
diff --git a/package/ncurses/patches/101-ncurses-5.6-20080628-kbs.patch b/package/ncurses/patches/101-ncurses-5.6-20080628-kbs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f1913fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/ncurses/patches/101-ncurses-5.6-20080628-kbs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+diff -up ncurses-5.6/misc/terminfo.src.kbs ncurses-5.6/misc/terminfo.src
+--- ncurses-5.6/misc/terminfo.src.kbs	2008-07-04 14:20:05.000000000 +0200
++++ ncurses-5.6/misc/terminfo.src	2008-07-04 14:34:12.000000000 +0200
+@@ -3023,6 +3023,7 @@ xterm-xfree86|xterm terminal emulator (X
+ # This version reflects the current xterm features.
+ xterm-new|modern xterm terminal emulator,
+ 	npc,
++	kbs=\177,
+ 	indn=\E[%p1%dS, kDC=\E[3;2~, kEND=\E[1;2F, kHOM=\E[1;2H,
+ 	kIC=\E[2;2~, kNXT=\E[6;2~, kPRV=\E[5;2~, kb2=\EOE,
+ 	kcbt=\E[Z, kcub1=\EOD, kcud1=\EOB, kcuf1=\EOC, kcuu1=\EOA,
+@@ -3740,6 +3741,7 @@ mlterm+pcfkeys|fragment for PC-style fke
+ rxvt-basic|rxvt terminal base (X Window System),
+ 	OTbs, am, bce, eo, mir, msgr, xenl, xon,
+ 	cols#80, it#8, lines#24,
++	kbs=\177,
+ 	acsc=``aaffggjjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}}~~,
+ 	bel=^G, blink=\E[5m, bold=\E[1m, civis=\E[?25l,
+ 	clear=\E[H\E[2J, cnorm=\E[?25h, cr=^M,
+@@ -3750,7 +3752,7 @@ rxvt-basic|rxvt terminal base (X Window 
+ 	enacs=\E(B\E)0, flash=\E[?5h\E[?5l, home=\E[H, ht=^I,
+ 	hts=\EH, ich=\E[%p1%d@, ich1=\E[@, il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L,
+ 	ind=^J, is1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l,
+-	is2=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l, kbs=^H,
++	is2=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l,
+ 	kcbt=\E[Z, kmous=\E[M, rc=\E8, rev=\E[7m, ri=\EM, rmacs=^O,
+ 	rmcup=\E[2J\E[?47l\E8, rmir=\E[4l, rmkx=\E>, rmso=\E[27m,
+ 	rmul=\E[24m,
+@@ -4451,6 +4453,7 @@ eterm|gnu emacs term.el terminal emulati
+ screen|VT 100/ANSI X3.64 virtual terminal,
+ 	OTbs, OTpt, am, km, mir, msgr, xenl, G0,
+ 	colors#8, cols#80, it#8, lines#24, pairs#64,
++	kbs=\177,
+ 	acsc=++\,\,--..00``aaffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}}~~,
+ 	bel=^G, blink=\E[5m, bold=\E[1m, cbt=\E[Z, civis=\E[?25l,
+ 	clear=\E[H\E[J, cnorm=\E[34h\E[?25h, cr=^M,
+@@ -4460,7 +4463,7 @@ screen|VT 100/ANSI X3.64 virtual termina
+ 	cvvis=\E[34l, dch=\E[%p1%dP, dch1=\E[P, dl=\E[%p1%dM,
+ 	dl1=\E[M, ed=\E[J, el=\E[K, el1=\E[1K, enacs=\E(B\E)0,
+ 	flash=\Eg, home=\E[H, ht=^I, hts=\EH, ich=\E[%p1%d@,
+-	il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L, ind=^J, is2=\E)0, kbs=^H, kcbt=\E[Z,
++	il=\E[%p1%dL, il1=\E[L, ind=^J, is2=\E)0, kcbt=\E[Z,
+ 	kcub1=\EOD, kcud1=\EOB, kcuf1=\EOC, kcuu1=\EOA,
+ 	kdch1=\E[3~, kend=\E[4~, kf1=\EOP, kf10=\E[21~,
+ 	kf11=\E[23~, kf12=\E[24~, kf2=\EOQ, kf3=\EOR, kf4=\EOS,
+@@ -4565,6 +4568,7 @@ screen.xterm-r6|screen customized for X1
+ # on Solaris because Sun's curses implementation gets confused.
+ screen.teraterm|disable ncv in teraterm,
+ 	ncv#127,
++	kbs=^H,
+ 	acsc=+\020\,\021-\030.^Y0\333`\004a\261f\370g\361h\260i\316j\331k\277l\332m\300n\305o~p\304q\304r\304s_t\303u\264v\301w\302x\263y\363z\362{\343|\330}\234~\376,
+ 	use=screen+fkeys, use=screen,
+ # Other terminals
diff --git a/package/ncurses/patches/500-cross.patch b/package/ncurses/patches/500-cross.patch
index ebebc225c..b1e8d63f3 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/patches/500-cross.patch
+++ b/package/ncurses/patches/500-cross.patch
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 diff -ur ncurses-5.6/aclocal.m4 ncurses-5.6-owrt/aclocal.m4
 --- ncurses-5.6/aclocal.m4	2006-12-17 17:12:38.000000000 +0100
 +++ ncurses-5.6-owrt/aclocal.m4	2007-06-09 19:47:38.000000000 +0200
-@@ -3816,7 +3816,7 @@
+@@ -4298,7 +4298,7 @@
  			EXTRA_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath,\${libdir} $EXTRA_LDFLAGS"
  		fi
  		CF_SHARED_SONAME
--		MK_SHARED_LIB='${CC} ${CFLAGS} -shared -Wl,-soname,'$cf_shared_soname',-stats,-lc -o $[@]'
+-		MK_SHARED_LIB='${CC} ${CFLAGS} -shared -Wl,-soname,'$cf_cv_shared_soname',-stats,-lc -o $[@]'
 +		MK_SHARED_LIB='${CC} ${CFLAGS} -shared -Wl,-soname,'$cf_shared_soname',-stats,$(LDFLAGS) -lc -o $[@]'
  		;;
- 	openbsd2*)
- 		CC_SHARED_OPTS="$CC_SHARED_OPTS -DPIC"
+ 	openbsd[[2-9]].*)
+ 		if test "$DFT_LWR_MODEL" = "shared" ; then
diff --git a/package/ncurses/patches/900-terminfo.patch b/package/ncurses/patches/900-terminfo.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71c720fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/ncurses/patches/900-terminfo.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- a/misc/terminfo.src	2009-03-16 08:18:53.000000000 +0300
++++ b/misc/terminfo.src	2006-10-07 21:52:03.000000000 +0400
+@@ -3707,12 +3530,11 @@
+ # The value for kbs reflects local customization rather than the settings used
+ # for XFree86 xterm.
+ konsole-xf4x|KDE console window with keyboard for XFree86 4.x xterm,
+-	kend=\EOF, khome=\EOH, use=konsole+pcfkeys,
+-	use=konsole-vt100,
+-# Konsole does not implement shifted cursor-keys.
+-konsole+pcfkeys|konsole subset of xterm+pcfkeys,
+-	kLFT@, kRIT@, kcbt=\E[Z, kind@, kri@, kDN@, kUP@, use=xterm+pcc2,
+-	use=xterm+pcf0,
++	kend=\EOF, kf1=\EOP, kf13=\EO2P, kf14=\EO2Q, kf15=\EO2R,
++	kf16=\EO2S, kf17=\E[15;2~, kf18=\E[17;2~, kf19=\E[18;2~,
++	kf2=\EOQ, kf20=\E[19;2~, kf21=\E[20;2~, kf22=\E[21;2~,
++	kf23=\E[23;2~, kf24=\E[24;2~, kf3=\EOR, kf4=\EOS,
++	khome=\EOH, use=konsole-vt100,
+ # KDE's "vt100" keyboard has no relationship to any terminal that DEC made, but
+ # it is still useful for deriving the other entries.
+ konsole-vt100|KDE console window with vt100 (sic) keyboard,