diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2226f9f..fd2b89b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_LIBS=
 LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_HEADERS=
 LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_LIBS=
 
+LIBTOXCORE_FOUND="no"
+NCURSES_FOUND="no"
+NCURSES_WIDECHAR_SUPPORT="no"
+
 AC_ARG_WITH(dependency-search,
     AC_HELP_STRING([--with-dependency-search=DIR],
                    [search for dependencies in DIR, i.e. look for libraries in
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ fi
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(libtoxcore-headers,
         AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libtoxcore-headers=DIR],
-                       [search for libtoxcore header files in DIR]),
+                       [search for libtoxcore header files in DIR/tox]),
         [
             LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_HEADERS="$withval"
             AC_MSG_NOTICE([Will search for libtoxcore header files in $withval])
@@ -108,17 +112,19 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(
 # pkg-config based tests
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 
-NCURSES_WIDECHAR_SUPPORT="yes"
 if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test "$WIN32" != "xyes"; then
         PKG_CHECK_MODULES([NCURSES], [ncursesw],
-            [],
+            [
+                NCURSES_FOUND="yes"
+                NCURSES_WIDECHAR_SUPPORT="yes"
+            ],
             [
                 NCURSES_WIDECHAR_SUPPORT="no"
                 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([NCURSES], [ncurses],
                     [],
                     [
-                        AC_MSG_ERROR([required library ncursesw was not found on your system: $NCURSES_PKG_ERRORS])
+                        AC_MSG_WARN([$NCURSES_PKG_ERRORS])
                     ])
             ])
     fi
@@ -126,8 +132,77 @@ else
     AC_MSG_WARN([pkg-config was not found on your sytem])
 fi
 
+if (test "x$NCURSES_FOUND" = "xno") && (test "$WIN32" != "xyes"); then
+    AC_PATH_PROG([CURSES_CONFIG], [ncursesw5-config], [no])
+    if test "x$CURSES_CONFIG" != "xno"; then
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING(ncurses cflags)
+        NCURSES_CFLAGS=`${CURSES_CONFIG} --cflags`
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($NCURSES_CFLAGS)
 
-if (test -z "$PKG_CONFIG") || (test "x$WIN32" = "xyes"); then
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING(ncurses libraries)
+        NCURSES_LIBS=`${CURSES_CONFIG} --libs`
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($NCURSES_LIBS)
+
+        AC_SUBST(NCURSES_CFLAGS)
+        AC_SUBST(NCURSES_LIBS)
+        NCURSES_FOUND="yes"
+        NCURSES_WIDECHAR_SUPPORT="yes"
+    fi
+fi
+
+if (test "x$NCURSES_FOUND" = "xno") && (test "$WIN32" != "xyes"); then
+    AC_PATH_PROG([CURSES_CONFIG], [ncursesw5.4-config], [no])
+    if test "x$CURSES_CONFIG" != "xno"; then
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING(ncurses cflags)
+        NCURSES_CFLAGS=`${CURSES_CONFIG} --cflags`
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($NCURSES_CFLAGS)
+
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING(ncurses libraries)
+        NCURSES_LIBS=`${CURSES_CONFIG} --libs`
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($NCURSES_LIBS)
+
+        AC_SUBST(NCURSES_CFLAGS)
+        AC_SUBST(NCURSES_LIBS)
+        NCURSES_FOUND="yes"
+        NCURSES_WIDECHAR_SUPPORT="yes"
+    fi
+fi
+
+if (test "x$NCURSES_FOUND" = "xno") && (test "$WIN32" != "xyes"); then
+    AC_PATH_PROG([CURSES_CONFIG], [ncurses5-config], [no])
+    if test "x$CURSES_CONFIG" != "xno"; then
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING(ncurses cflags)
+        NCURSES_CFLAGS=`${CURSES_CONFIG} --cflags`
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($NCURSES_CFLAGS)
+
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING(ncurses libraries)
+        NCURSES_LIBS=`${CURSES_CONFIG} --libs`
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($NCURSES_LIBS)
+
+        AC_SUBST(NCURSES_CFLAGS)
+        AC_SUBST(NCURSES_LIBS)
+        NCURSES_FOUND="yes"
+    fi
+fi
+
+if (test "x$NCURSES_FOUND" = "xno") && (test "$WIN32" != "xyes"); then
+    AC_PATH_PROG([CURSES_CONFIG], [ncurses5.4-config], [no])
+    if test "x$CURSES_CONFIG" != "xno"; then
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING(ncurses cflags)
+        NCURSES_CFLAGS=`${CURSES_CONFIG} --cflags`
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($NCURSES_CFLAGS)
+
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING(ncurses libraries)
+        NCURSES_LIBS=`${CURSES_CONFIG} --libs`
+        AC_MSG_RESULT($NCURSES_LIBS)
+
+        AC_SUBST(NCURSES_CFLAGS)
+        AC_SUBST(NCURSES_LIBS)
+        NCURSES_FOUND="yes"
+    fi
+fi
+
+if test "x$NCURSES_FOUND" = "xno"; then
     AC_CHECK_HEADER([curses.h],
         [],
         [
@@ -156,11 +231,15 @@ if (test -z "$PKG_CONFIG") || (test "x$WIN32" = "xyes"); then
         )
     else
         AC_CHECK_LIB([ncursesw], [get_wch],
-            [],
+            [
+                NCURSES_WIDECHAR_SUPPORT="yes"
+            ],
             [
                 unset ac_cv_lib_ncursesw_get_wch
                 AC_CHECK_LIB([ncursesw], [get_wch],
-                    [],
+                    [
+                        NCURSES_WIDECHAR_SUPPORT="yes"
+                    ],
                     [
                         NCURSES_WIDECHAR_SUPPORT="no"
                         AC_CHECK_LIB([ncurses], [clear],
@@ -188,120 +267,100 @@ if (test -z "$PKG_CONFIG") || (test "x$WIN32" = "xyes"); then
     fi
 fi
 
-# sodium is included by Tox headers so we kind of need to know where it is
-LIBSODIUM_CFLAGS=
-CFLAGS_SAVE="$CFLAGS"
-CPPFLAGS_SAVE="$CPPFLAGS"
-if test -n "$LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_HEADERS"; then
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_HEADERS"
-    CPPFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_HEADERS"
-    AC_CHECK_HEADER(sodium.h,
+if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBTOXCORE, [libtoxcore],
         [
-            LIBSODIUM_CFLAGS="-I$LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_HEADERS"
+            LIBTOXCORE_FOUND="yes"
         ],
         [
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([header files for required library libsodium was not found in requested location $LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_HEADERS])
-        ]
-    )
-else
-    AC_CHECK_HEADER(sodium.h,
-        [],
-        [
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([header files for required library libsodium was not found on your system, please check http://download.libsodium.org/libsodium/releases/])
-        ]
-    )
-fi
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_SAVE"
-CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVE"
-AC_SUBST(LIBSODIUM_CFLAGS)
-
-
-LIBSODIUM_LIBS=
-LIBSODIUM_LDFLAGS=
-LDFLAGS_SAVE="$LDFLAGS"
-if test -n "$LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_LIBS"; then
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_LIBS"
-    AC_CHECK_LIB(sodium, randombytes_random,
-        [
-            LIBSODIUM_LDFLAGS="-L$LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_LIBS"
-            LIBSODIUM_LIBS="-lsodium"
-        ],
-        [
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([required library libsodium was not found in requested location $LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_LIBS])
-        ]
-    )
-else
-    AC_CHECK_LIB(sodium, randombytes_random,
-        [],
-        [
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([required library libsodium was not found on your system, please check http://download.libsodium.org/libsodium/releases/])
-        ]
-    )
+            AC_MSG_WARN([required library libsodium was not found in requested location $LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_LIBS])
+        ])
 fi
 
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVE"
-AC_SUBST(LIBSODIUM_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(LIBSODIUM_LDFLAGS)
+if test "x$LIBTOXCORE_FOUND" = "xno"; then
+    LIBSODIUM_LIBS=
+    LIBSODIUM_LDFLAGS=
+    LDFLAGS_SAVE="$LDFLAGS"
+    if test -n "$LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_LIBS"; then
+        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_LIBS"
+        AC_CHECK_LIB(sodium, randombytes_random,
+            [
+                LIBSODIUM_LDFLAGS="-L$LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_LIBS"
+                LIBSODIUM_LIBS="-lsodium"
+            ],
+            [
+                AC_MSG_ERROR([required library libsodium was not found in requested location $LIBSODIUM_SEARCH_LIBS])
+            ]
+        )
+    else
+        AC_CHECK_LIB(sodium, randombytes_random,
+            [],
+            [
+                AC_MSG_ERROR([required library libsodium was not found on your system, please check http://download.libsodium.org/libsodium/releases/])
+            ]
+        )
+    fi
+
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVE"
+    AC_SUBST(LIBSODIUM_LIBS)
+    AC_SUBST(LIBSODIUM_LDFLAGS)
 
 
 
-LIBTOXCORE_CFLAGS=
-CFLAGS_SAVE="$CFLAGS"
-CPPFLAGS_SAVE="$CPPFLAGS"
+    LIBTOXCORE_CFLAGS=
+    CFLAGS_SAVE="$CFLAGS"
+    CPPFLAGS_SAVE="$CPPFLAGS"
 
-if test -n "$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_HEADERS"; then
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_HEADERS $LIBSODIUM_CFLAGS"
-    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_HEADERS $LIBSODIUM_CFLAGS"
-    AC_CHECK_HEADER([tox.h],
-        [
-            LIBTOXCORE_CFLAGS="-I$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_HEADERS"
-        ],
-        [
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([headers for the toxcore library were not found on your system])
-        ]
-    )
-else
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LIBSODIUM_CFLAGS"
-    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBSODIUM_CFLAGS"
-    AC_CHECK_HEADER([tox.h],
-        [],
-        [
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([headers for the toxcore library were not found on your system])
-        ]
-    )
+    if test -n "$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_HEADERS"; then
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_HEADERS"
+        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_HEADERS"
+        AC_CHECK_HEADER([tox/tox.h],
+            [
+                LIBTOXCORE_CFLAGS="-I$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_HEADERS"
+            ],
+            [
+                AC_MSG_ERROR([headers for the toxcore library were not found on your system])
+            ]
+        )
+    else
+        AC_CHECK_HEADER([tox/tox.h],
+            [],
+            [
+                AC_MSG_ERROR([headers for the toxcore library were not found on your system])
+            ],
+        )
+    fi
+    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_SAVE"
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVE"
+    AC_SUBST(LIBTOXCORE_CFLAGS)
+
+    LIBTOXCORE_LIBS=
+    LIBTOXCORE_LDFLAGS=
+    LDFLAGS_SAVE="$LDFLAGS"
+    if test -n "$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_LIBS"; then
+        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBSODIUM_LDFLAGS -L$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_LIBS $LIBSODIUM_LIBS"
+        AC_CHECK_LIB([toxcore], [tox_new],
+            [
+                LIBTOXCORE_LDFLAGS="-L$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_LIBS"
+                LIBTOXCORE_LIBS="-ltoxcore"
+            ],
+            [
+                AC_MSG_ERROR([required library toxcore was not found on your system])
+            ]
+        )
+    else
+        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBSODIUM_LDFLAGS $LIBSODIUM_LIBS"
+        AC_CHECK_LIB([toxcore], [tox_new],
+            [],
+            [
+                AC_MSG_ERROR([required library toxcore was not found on your system])
+            ]
+        )
+    fi
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVE"
+    AC_SUBST(LIBTOXCORE_LIBS)
+    AC_SUBST(LIBTOXCORE_LDFLAGS)
 fi
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_SAVE"
-CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVE"
-AC_SUBST(LIBTOXCORE_CFLAGS)
-
-LIBTOXCORE_LIBS=
-LIBTOXCORE_LDFLAGS=
-LDFLAGS_SAVE="$LDFLAGS"
-if test -n "$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_LIBS"; then
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBSODIUM_LDFLAGS -L$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_LIBS $LIBSODIUM_LIBS"
-    AC_CHECK_LIB([toxcore], [tox_new],
-        [
-            LIBTOXCORE_LDFLAGS="-L$LIBTOXCORE_SEARCH_LIBS"
-            LIBTOXCORE_LIBS="-ltoxcore"
-        ],
-        [
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([required library toxcore was not found on your system])
-        ]
-    )
-else
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBSODIUM_LDFLAGS $LIBSODIUM_LIBS"
-    AC_CHECK_LIB([toxcore], [tox_new],
-        [],
-        [
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([required library toxcore was not found on your system])
-        ]
-    )
-fi
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVE"
-AC_SUBST(LIBTOXCORE_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(LIBTOXCORE_LDFLAGS)
-
-
 
 TOXIC_VERSION="$PACKAGE_VERSION"
 AC_PATH_PROG([GIT], [git], [no])
diff --git a/src/friendlist.c b/src/friendlist.c
index b198656..768ab7f 100644
--- a/src/friendlist.c
+++ b/src/friendlist.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
-#include "tox.h"
+#include <tox/tox.h>
 
 #include "friendlist.h"
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 390099a..7c8e1ac 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "tox.h"
+#include <tox/tox.h>
 
 #include "configdir.h"
 #include "toxic_windows.h"
diff --git a/src/toxic_windows.h b/src/toxic_windows.h
index 34edf6f..f93b775 100644
--- a/src/toxic_windows.h
+++ b/src/toxic_windows.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <wctype.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 
-#include "tox.h"
+#include <tox/tox.h>
 
 #define MAX_WINDOWS_NUM 32
 #define MAX_FRIENDS_NUM 100