Extending corefile.exp to handle remote targets

[Michael Snyder]

Orjan Friberg wrote:
> Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Aug 05, 2004 at 05:19:51PM +0200, Orjan Friberg wrote:
>>
>>> I'm looking at testing the core dump functionality for CRIS (remote 
>>> target, Linux-based).  (The gcore functionality is not an option for 
>>> a remote target, right?).
>>
>>
>>
>> Incorrect.  It doesn't work today but there's no theoretical reason
>> gdbserver could not handle it.
> 
> 
> Sorry, bad wording on my part: I meant to suggest using gcore for a 
> remote target is not an option _now_ (which was the reason for wanting 
> to test my core dumps another way than through gcore.exp et. al.)

Orjan,

When I wrote the gcore stuff, I tried to leave it open to be
extended for remote targets at some later time.  It certainly
should be possible.

Michael