Index: lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/gui/basic/TestGuiBasic.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/gui/basic/TestGuiBasic.py
+++ lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/gui/basic/TestGuiBasic.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
     mydir = TestBase.compute_mydir(__file__)
 
+    @skipIfCursesSupportMissing
     def test_gui(self):
         self.build()
 
Index: lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/gui/invalid-args/TestInvalidArgsGui.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/gui/invalid-args/TestInvalidArgsGui.py
+++ lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/commands/gui/invalid-args/TestInvalidArgsGui.py
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
 
     mydir = TestBase.compute_mydir(__file__)
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        TestBase.setUp(self)
-
     @no_debug_info_test
+    @skipIfCursesSupportMissing
     def test_reproducer_generate_invalid_invocation(self):
         self.expect("gui blub", error=True,
                     substrs=["the gui command takes no arguments."])
Index: lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/decorators.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/decorators.py
+++ lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/decorators.py
@@ -783,13 +783,18 @@
         return None
     return skipTestIfFn(is_compiler_with_address_sanitizer)(func)
 
-def skipIfXmlSupportMissing(func):
+def _get_bool_config_skip_if_decorator(key):
     config = lldb.SBDebugger.GetBuildConfiguration()
-    xml = config.GetValueForKey("xml")
-
+    value_node = config.GetValueForKey(key)
     fail_value = True # More likely to notice if something goes wrong
-    have_xml = xml.GetValueForKey("value").GetBooleanValue(fail_value)
-    return unittest2.skipIf(not have_xml, "requires xml support")(func)
+    have = value_node.GetValueForKey("value").GetBooleanValue(fail_value)
+    return unittest2.skipIf(not have, "requires " + key)
+
+def skipIfCursesSupportMissing(func):
+    return _get_bool_config_skip_if_decorator("curses")(func)
+
+def skipIfXmlSupportMissing(func):
+    return _get_bool_config_skip_if_decorator("xml")(func)
 
 def skipIfLLVMTargetMissing(target):
     config = lldb.SBDebugger.GetBuildConfiguration()
Index: lldb/trunk/source/API/SBDebugger.cpp
===================================================================
--- lldb/trunk/source/API/SBDebugger.cpp
+++ lldb/trunk/source/API/SBDebugger.cpp
@@ -624,6 +624,13 @@
   AddBoolConfigEntry(
       *config_up, "xml", XMLDocument::XMLEnabled(),
       "A boolean value that indicates if XML support is enabled in LLDB");
+  bool have_curses = true;
+#ifdef LLDB_DISABLE_CURSES
+  have_curses = false;
+#endif
+  AddBoolConfigEntry(
+      *config_up, "curses", have_curses,
+      "A boolean value that indicates if curses support is enabled in LLDB");
   AddLLVMTargets(*config_up);
 
   SBStructuredData data;