diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/IDebugConfiguration.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/IDebugConfiguration.java
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+/*
+ *(c) Copyright QNX Software Systems Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ * 
+ */
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Provides the access to the configuration parameters of the debug session.
+ * 
+ * @since Aug 6, 2002
+ */
+public interface IDebugConfiguration
+{
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this configuration supports termination.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this configuration supports termination
+	 */
+	boolean supportsTerminate();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this configuration supports disconnecting.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this configuration supports disconnecting
+	 */
+	boolean supportsDisconnect();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this configuration supports suspend/resume.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this configuration supports suspend/resume
+	 */
+	boolean supportsSuspendResume();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this configuration supports restarting.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this configuration supports restarting
+	 */
+	boolean supportsRestart();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this configuration supports stepping.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this configuration supports stepping
+	 */
+	boolean supportsStepping();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this configuration supports instruction stepping.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this configuration supports instruction stepping
+	 */
+	boolean supportsInstructionStepping();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this configuration supports breakpoints.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this configuration supports breakpoints
+	 */
+	boolean supportsBreakpoints();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this configuration supports registers.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this configuration supports registers
+	 */
+	boolean supportsRegisters();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this configuration supports register modification.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this configuration supports registers modification
+	 */
+	boolean supportsRegisterModification();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this configuration supports memory retrieval.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this configuration supports memory retrieval
+	 */
+	boolean supportsMemoryRetrieval();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this configuration supports memory modification.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this configuration supports memory modification
+	 */
+	boolean supportsMemoryModification();
+}