diff --git a/include/user.h b/include/user.h
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+#ifdef PENCIL_ASTAROTH
+
+  #include "../cparam.inc_c.h"
+  #define NGHOST nghost
+  #define STENCIL_ORDER (2*nghost)
+  #include "PC_moduleflags.h"
+  #define CONFIG_PATH
+  #define AC_MULTIGPU_ENABLED (false)
+  #ifdef DOUBLE_PRECISION 
+    #define AC_DOUBLE_PRECISION 1
+  #else
+    #define AC_DOUBLE_PRECISION 0
+  #endif
+  #define USER_PROVIDED
+#endif
+