diff --git a/Cassiopee/CPlot/CPlot/Data.h b/Cassiopee/CPlot/CPlot/Data.h
index 8645ef0b4..8dea49867 100644
--- a/Cassiopee/CPlot/CPlot/Data.h
+++ b/Cassiopee/CPlot/CPlot/Data.h
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@
 
 #ifdef __MESA__
 #define GLAPI extern
-//#define APIENTRY // added for ubuntu, to be checked on other linux
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  #define APIENTRY __stdcall
+#else
+  #define APIENTRY
+#endif
 #include <GL/osmesa.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Cassiopee/CPlot/CPlot/GLEW/glew.c b/Cassiopee/CPlot/CPlot/GLEW/glew.c
index ed8032bb7..42cf494d8 100644
--- a/Cassiopee/CPlot/CPlot/GLEW/glew.c
+++ b/Cassiopee/CPlot/CPlot/GLEW/glew.c
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@
 
 #if defined(GLEW_OSMESA)
 #  define GLAPI extern
-//#  define APIENTRY // added for ubuntu, to be checked on other linux
+#  ifdef _WIN32
+#    define APIENTRY __stdcall
+#  else
+#    define APIENTRY
+#  endif
 #  include <GL/osmesa.h>
 #elif defined(GLEW_EGL)
 #  include <GL/eglew.h>
diff --git a/Cassiopee/Envs/sh_Cassiopee_local b/Cassiopee/Envs/sh_Cassiopee_local
index b5abf0194..41375f104 100644
--- a/Cassiopee/Envs/sh_Cassiopee_local
+++ b/Cassiopee/Envs/sh_Cassiopee_local
@@ -43,22 +43,35 @@ MAC0=$(echo $KC | grep 'WDAAA161Z'); if [ "$MAC0" != "" ]; then export MAC="WDAA
 
 # Detect the type of integer that is used
 INTTYPE=""
-posend=${#MACHINE}
-posbeg=$((posend - 3))
-if [ "${MACHINE:posbeg:posend}" = _i8 ]; then
-    export MAC=${MACHINE%"_i8"}
-    INTTYPE="_i8"
-elif [ "$MACHINE" = "i8" ]; then
-    INTTYPE="_i8"
-elif [ -n "$MACHINE" ]; then
-    export MAC=$MACHINE
-fi
+DBGMODE=""
+case $MACHINE in
+    *_DBG)
+        MACHINE_TMP=${MACHINE%"_DBG"}
+        DBGMODE="_DBG"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        MACHINE_TMP=$MACHINE
+        ;;
+esac
+case $MACHINE_TMP in
+    *_i8*)
+        export MAC=${MACHINE_TMP%"_i8"}
+        INTTYPE="_i8"
+        ;;
+    i8)
+        INTTYPE="_i8"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        export MAC=$MACHINE_TMP
+        ;;
+esac
+unset MACHINE_TMP
 
 # ----------------------------- Prods ------------------------------------------
 if [ "$MAC" = "ld_eos8" ]; then
 #------------------------------- ld centos 8 + python 3 -----------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=eos8_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     #module unload $(module -t list 2>&1 | grep -i intel)
     #module purge
     module unload intel/19.0.5
@@ -80,7 +93,7 @@ if [ "$MAC" = "ld_eos8" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "ld" ]; then
 #------------------------------- ld rocky 8 + python 3 -----------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=ld
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     . /etc/profile.d/modules-onera.sh
     module purge
     module load occt/7.6.1-gnu831
@@ -89,7 +102,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "ld" ]; then
     module load lapack/3.9.1-gnu831
     module load hdf5/1.10.5-gnu831-ompi405
     export PRODMODE=1
-    setenv PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK 1
+    export PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=1
     export PYTHONEXE=python3
     # Nbre de threads
     ncpu=$(grep processor /proc/cpuinfo | tail -1 | cut -f2 -d: )
@@ -101,7 +114,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "ld" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "ld_python2" ]; then
 #------------------------------- ld centos 7 -----------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=x86_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     module unload $(module -t list 2>&1 | grep -i intel)
     module load python/2.7.8
     module load intel/17.0.4
@@ -119,7 +132,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "ld_python2" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "macosx" ]; then
 #----------------------------- Mac OSX-----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=macosx
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=2
     export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.10
     unset BUNDLE
@@ -128,7 +141,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "macosx" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "ubuntu" ]; then
 #-------------------------------- ubuntu --------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=ubuntu
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=4
     export PYTHONEXE=python3
     export PRODMODE=1
@@ -137,7 +150,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "ubuntu" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "visio" ]; then
 #----------------------------- visio -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=vis_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     . /etc/profile.d/modules-dri.sh
     module load subversion/1.7.6
     module load python/2.7.8
@@ -151,7 +164,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "visio" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_gcc" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_gcc
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     module purge
@@ -168,7 +181,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_gcc" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "visung" ]; then
 #----------------------------- visung -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=visung_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=72
     . /etc/profile.d/modules-onera.sh
@@ -186,7 +199,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "visung" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "visung_el8" ]; then
 #----------------------------- visung -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=visung_el8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     #. /etc/profile.d/modules-dri.sh
     module purge
     module load subversion
@@ -202,7 +215,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "visung_el8" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "austri" ]; then
 #----------------------------- austri -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=aus_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     export KMP_AFFINITY="verbose,granularity=fine,proclist=[0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23],explicit"
@@ -218,7 +231,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "austri" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "giulia" ]; then
 #----------------------------- giulia -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=giu_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     ncpu=$(grep processor /proc/cpuinfo |tail -1 |cut -f2 -d: )
     ncpu=$((ncpu + 1 ))
@@ -239,7 +252,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "giulia" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "cobalt" ]; then
 #-------------------------------- cobalt -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=cob_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=28
 
@@ -255,7 +268,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "cobalt" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "tgcc_irene" ]; then
 #-------------------------------- irene -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=irene_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     # modules
@@ -269,7 +282,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "tgcc_irene" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "jean-zay" ]; then
 #-------------------------------- jean-zay -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=jz_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     module load python/3.8.2
     module load gcc/9.1.0-cuda-openacc
     module load openmpi/4.1.1-cuda
@@ -282,7 +295,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "jean-zay" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     # modules
@@ -301,7 +314,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_sky" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_sky_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     # modules
@@ -319,7 +332,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_sky" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_cas" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_cas_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     # modules
@@ -337,7 +350,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_cas" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_amdRM" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_amdrm_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=32
     # modules
@@ -354,7 +367,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_amdRM" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_amdNP" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_amdnp_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=32
     # modules
@@ -371,7 +384,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_amdNP" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_socle6" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_socle_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     # modules
@@ -386,7 +399,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_socle6" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_sonics" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro sonics -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=linux64
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     # modules
@@ -399,7 +412,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_sonics" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_python2" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     # modules
@@ -414,7 +427,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_python2" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_anaconda" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_acda
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     # modules
@@ -433,7 +446,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_anaconda" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_el8" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_el8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     # modules
@@ -460,7 +473,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_el8" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_intel" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_intel
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     echo $ELSAPROD
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
@@ -474,7 +487,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_intel" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_coda" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_coda
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     # modules
@@ -487,7 +500,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_coda" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_arm" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_arm
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=56
     export PYTHONEXE=python3
@@ -495,7 +508,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_arm" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_pgi" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=spiro_pgi
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=24
     export PYTHONEXE=python3
@@ -507,7 +520,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_pgi" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_gpu" ]; then
 #----------------------------- spiro gpu ------------------------------------
         export ELSAPROD=spiro_gpu
-        export ELSAPROD="$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE"
+        export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
         source /opt/tools/Modules/init/bash
         module purge
         module load python/3.12.2-gnu850
@@ -525,7 +538,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "spiro_gpu" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "juno" ]; then
 #----------------------------- juno -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=juno
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=48
     # modules
@@ -552,7 +565,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "juno" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "juno_gcc" ]; then
 #----------------------------- juno gcc ---------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=juno_gcc
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=48
     # modules
@@ -577,7 +590,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "juno_gcc" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "juno_gpu" ]; then
 #----------------------------- juno gpu ------------------------------------
         export ELSAPROD=juno_gpu
-        export ELSAPROD="$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE"
+        export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
         source /opt/tools/Modules/init/bash
         module purge
         module load python/3.12.2-gnu850
@@ -595,7 +608,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "juno_gpu" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "juno_coda" ]; then
 #----------------------------- juno -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=juno_coda
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=48
     # modules
@@ -608,7 +621,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "juno_coda" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "sator_brw" ]; then
 #----------------------------- sator for broadwell -----------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=sat_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     . /etc/profile.d/module.sh
     module purge
     module load python/3.7.4-intel2120
@@ -629,7 +642,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "sator_brw" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "topaze" ]; then
 #----------------------------- topaze ccrt proc amd milan ---------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=topaze_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     . /etc/profile.d/module.sh
     module purge
     module load intel/20 mpi/openmpi/4 flavor/hdf5/parallel hdf5/1.8.20
@@ -647,7 +660,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "topaze" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "sator_sky" ]; then
 #----------------------------- sator skylake ---------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=sat_sky_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     . /etc/profile.d/module.sh
     module purge
     #module load socle-cfd/5.0-intel2120-impi
@@ -665,7 +678,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "sator_sky" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "sator_cas" ]; then
     #----------------------------- sator for cascade ---------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=sat_cas_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=48
     export KMP_AFFINITY="compact,1,0,granularity=fine,verbose"
@@ -685,7 +698,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "sator_cas" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "sator_sph" ]; then
     #----------------------------- sator for saphire ---------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=sat_sph
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=48
     module purge
@@ -704,7 +717,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "sator_sph" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "jean-zay" ]; then
 #-----------------------------jean-zay IDRIS  ---------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=jz_r8
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=40
     export KMP_AFFINITY="compact,1,0,granularity=fine,verbose"
@@ -719,7 +732,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "jean-zay" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "aryen" ]; then
 #----------------------------- Aryen msys2  ---------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=win64
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=2
     # modules
@@ -729,7 +742,7 @@ elif [ "$MAC" = "aryen" ]; then
 elif [ "$MAC" = "WDAAA161Z" ]; then
 #----------------------------- msys64 "AlainRE"  ---------------------------------------
     export ELSAPROD=win64
-    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE
+    export ELSAPROD=$ELSAPROD$INTTYPE$DBGMODE
     # Nbre de threads
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=4
     # modules
diff --git a/Cassiopee/KCore/switchDebugMode.py b/Cassiopee/KCore/switchDebugMode.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3de977c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cassiopee/KCore/switchDebugMode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Switch debug mode in KCore/Dist.py, ie, toggles DEBUG
+# Usage: python switchDebugMode.py --activate
+#        python switchDebugMode.py --deactivate
+import os
+import sys
+import argparse
+
+# Parse command-line arguments
+def parseArgs():
+  # Create argument parser
+  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+  parser.add_argument("-a", "--activate", action="store_true",
+                      help="Activate debug mode.")
+  # Parse arguments
+  return parser.parse_args()
+
+# Get installation path of Cassiopee
+def getInstallPath():
+  try:
+    try: import KCore.installPath as installPath
+    except: import installPath
+    cassiopeeIncDir = installPath.includePath
+    cassiopeeIncDir = os.path.dirname(cassiopeeIncDir)
+    return cassiopeeIncDir
+  except ImportError:
+    print("Warning: KCore library is required to use this script. Skipping...")
+    sys.exit()
+    
+# Read KCore/Dist
+def readDist():
+  cassiopeeIncDir = getInstallPath()
+  filename = os.path.join(cassiopeeIncDir, "KCore/Dist.py")
+  if not os.access(filename, os.R_OK):
+    raise Exception("Dist.py can't be read at: {}".format(filename))
+  contents = []
+  with open (filename, 'r') as f:
+    for line in f: contents.append(line)
+  return contents
+
+# Edit Dist
+def editDist(contents, dbgMode):
+  for i, line in enumerate(contents):
+    if "DEBUG =" in line:
+      contents[i] = "DEBUG = " + dbgMode + '\n'
+      return
+  return
+  
+# Write KCore/Dist
+def writeDist(contents):
+  cassiopeeIncDir = getInstallPath()
+  filename = os.path.join(cassiopeeIncDir, "KCore/Dist.py")
+  if not os.access(filename, os.W_OK):
+    raise Exception("Modified Dist.py can't be written at: {}".format(filename))
+  with open (filename, 'w') as f:
+    for line in contents: f.write(line)
+  return
+
+# Check ELSAPROD
+def check_elsaprod(dbgMode):
+  elsaprod = os.getenv("ELSAPROD")
+  if elsaprod is not None:
+    if dbgMode and not elsaprod.endswith("_DBG"):
+      print("Add '_DBG' suffix to $ELSAPROD: {}_DBG".format(elsaprod))
+    elif not dbgMode and elsaprod.endswith("_DBG"):
+      print("Remove '_DBG' suffix from $ELSAPROD: {}".format(elsaprod[:-4]))
+  return
+  
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  args = parseArgs()
+  dbgMode = "True" if args.activate else "False"
+  contents = readDist()
+  editDist(contents, dbgMode)
+  writeDist(contents)
+  check_elsaprod(args.activate)