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+# DebugOpts.cmake - Debug configuration options
+
+# Enable debug locking features
+option(ENABLE_DEBUG_LOCKS "Enable debug features for locking system" ON)
+
+# Qutex deadlock detection configuration
+# Always define the variable in cache so it appears in ccmake
+set(DEBUG_QUTEX_DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT_MS 500 CACHE STRING
+    "Timeout in milliseconds for deadlock detection in qutex system")
+
+if(ENABLE_DEBUG_LOCKS)
+    # Validate the timeout value
+    if(NOT DEBUG_QUTEX_DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT_MS OR DEBUG_QUTEX_DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT_MS STREQUAL "")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "DEBUG_QUTEX_DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT_MS must be a positive integer > 0")
+    endif()
+
+    # Convert to integer and validate
+    math(EXPR timeout_int "${DEBUG_QUTEX_DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT_MS}")
+    if(timeout_int LESS_EQUAL 0)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "DEBUG_QUTEX_DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT_MS must be a positive integer > 0")
+    endif()
+endif()