--- ncurses-6.2.old/include/nc_alloc.h
+++ ncurses-6.2/include/nc_alloc.h
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
 #define HAVE_LIBMPATROL 0
 #endif
 
+#ifndef GCC_DEPRECATED
+#define GCC_DEPRECATED(x)
+#endif
+
 #ifndef NO_LEAKS
 #define NO_LEAKS 0
 #endif