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+(************************************************************************)
+(* v * The Coq Proof Assistant / The Coq Development Team *)
+(* <O___,, * INRIA - CNRS - LIX - LRI - PPS - Copyright 1999-2015 *)
+(* \VV/ **************************************************************)
+(* // * This file is distributed under the terms of the *)
+(* * GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 *)
+(************************************************************************)
+
+(** Global control of Coq. *)
+
+val interrupt : bool ref
+(** Coq interruption: set the following boolean reference to interrupt Coq
+ (it eventually raises [Break], simulating a Ctrl-C) *)
+
+val check_for_interrupt : unit -> unit
+(** Use this function as a potential yield function. If {!interrupt} has been
+ set, il will raise [Sys.Break]. *)
+
+val timeout : int -> (unit -> 'a) -> exn -> 'a
+(** [timeout n f e] tries to compute [f], and if it fails to do so before [n]
+ seconds, it raises [e] instead. *)
+
+type timeout = { timeout : 'a. int -> (unit -> 'a) -> exn -> 'a }
+
+val set_timeout : timeout -> unit
+(** Set a particular timeout function. *)