1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.hh b/src/libutil/util.hh
index 5d27ac1bddb4..34fff003b88f 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/util.hh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 
@@ -179,4 +180,16 @@ public:
 };
 
 
+/* User interruption. */
+
+extern volatile sig_atomic_t _isInterrupted;
+
+void _interrupted();
+
+void inline checkInterrupt()
+{
+    if (_isInterrupted) _interrupted();
+}
+
+
 #endif /* !__UTIL_H */