diff --git a/src/lib/render.h b/src/lib/render.h
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index 000000000..e54d0c178
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+++ b/src/lib/render.h
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+#ifndef NOTCURSES_RENDER
+#define NOTCURSES_RENDER
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <signal.h>
+
+extern sig_atomic_t sigcont_seen_for_render;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif