From 02571e63bb963e8a9b9fb9037bf211750544fa56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Cook <michael@episci.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 12:38:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] gdb.txt: Linux versions should be the same

---
 cmake_targets/gdb.txt | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cmake_targets/gdb.txt b/cmake_targets/gdb.txt
index b0997d4eb6..8c59d9a06d 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/gdb.txt
+++ b/cmake_targets/gdb.txt
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ files to the local machine first.
   $ scp -C $remote:logs/latest/0001/coredump-6699 .
   $ gdb lte-softmodem coredump-6699
 
+Note, the local and remote machines should be the same version of Linux (e.g.,
+both Ubuntu 16.04).  Otherwise, gdb will likely have trouble understanding the
+coredump.
+
 To load the coredump into Vscode, modify launch.json to add "coreDumpPath".
 You may also need to modify the "program" path and delete "miDebuggerPath".
 
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