add C++ include wrappers
diff --git a/libtelnet.h b/libtelnet.h
index 277311e..eae0a86 100644
--- a/libtelnet.h
+++ b/libtelnet.h
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
#if !defined(LIBTELNET_INCLUDE)
#define LIBTELNET_INCLUDE 1
+/* C++ support */
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
/* printf type checking feature in GCC and some other compilers */
#if __GNUC__
# define TELNET_GNU_PRINTF(f,a) __attribute__((format(printf, f, a)))
@@ -235,4 +240,9 @@
extern void telnet_send_zmp(telnet_t *telnet, size_t argc, const char **argv);
extern void telnet_send_zmpv(telnet_t *telnet, ...) TELNET_GNU_SENTINEL;
+/* C++ support */
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+} /* extern "C" */
+#endif
+
#endif /* !defined(LIBTELNET_INCLUDE) */