# Debugger: options

```
Get/set debugger options
     opt - combination of DOPT_... constants
returns: old options

long set_debugger_options(long opt);

#define DOPT_SEGM_MSGS    0x00000001 // print messages on debugger segments modifications
#define DOPT_START_BPT    0x00000002 // break on process start
#define DOPT_THREAD_MSGS  0x00000004 // print messages on thread start/exit
#define DOPT_THREAD_BPT   0x00000008 // break on thread start/exit
#define DOPT_BPT_MSGS     0x00000010 // print message on breakpoint
#define DOPT_LIB_MSGS     0x00000040 // print message on library load/unlad
#define DOPT_LIB_BPT      0x00000080 // break on library load/unlad
#define DOPT_INFO_MSGS    0x00000100 // print message on debugging information
#define DOPT_INFO_BPT     0x00000200 // break on debugging information
#define DOPT_REAL_MEMORY  0x00000400 // don't hide breakpoint instructions
#define DOPT_REDO_STACK   0x00000800 // reconstruct the stack
#define DOPT_ENTRY_BPT    0x00001000 // break on program entry point
#define DOPT_EXCDLG       0x00006000 // exception dialogs:
#  define EXCDLG_NEVER    0x00000000 // never display exception dialogs
#  define EXCDLG_UNKNOWN  0x00002000 // display for unknown exceptions
#  define EXCDLG_ALWAYS   0x00006000 // always display
#define DOPT_LOAD_DINFO   0x00008000 // automatically load debug files (pdb)

// ***********************************************
// Set remote debugging options
//       hostname - remote host name or address
//                  if empty, revert to local debugger
//       password - password for the debugger server
//       portnum  - port number to connect (-1: don't change)
// returns: nothing

void set_remote_debugger(string hostname, string password, long portnum);
```


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