--- ncurses-5.0/ncurses/tinfo/read_termcap.c.orig	Tue Jan 11 18:15:07 2000
+++ ncurses-5.0/ncurses/tinfo/read_termcap.c	Tue Jan 11 18:17:27 2000
@@ -1020,7 +1020,10 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < filecount; i++) {
 
 	    T(("Looking for %s in %s", tn, termpaths[i]));
-	    if ((fp = fopen(termpaths[i], "r")) != (FILE *) 0) {
+	    if ((_nc_access(termpaths[i], R_OK) < 0)
+	        || (fp = fopen(termpaths[i], "r")) == (FILE *)0) {
+		T(("Could not open %s (error %d)", termpaths[i], errno));
+	    } else {
 		_nc_set_source(termpaths[i]);
 
 		/*