Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/objects/IoModel.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/objects/IoModel.cpp	(revision 12304)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/objects/IoModel.cpp	(revision 12305)
@@ -115,5 +115,12 @@
 		else{
 			if(record_enum!=MaximumNumberOfEnums){
-				_error_("Enums in marshalled file are not compatible with compiled code, make sure you are using the same version of ISSM");
+				printf("\n");
+				printf(" Enums in marshalled file are not compatible with compiled code\n");
+				printf("   * If you are running ISSM a remote cluster:\n");
+				printf("     make sure that you are using the same version of ISSM on both machines\n");
+				printf("   * If you are running ISSM on your local machine:\n");
+				printf("     make sure that the all the code is compiled (modules and executables)\n");
+				printf("\n");
+				_error_("Enums not consistent (See error message above)");
 			}
 		}