Re: Running StandaloneTalos test

On Feb 6, 2:43 pm, [email protected] wrote:
> On Feb 6, 12:13 pm, alice nodelman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > [email protected] wrote:
> > > In step 5.2.3, the first time, the browser shutdown script starts by
> > > opening the
> > > pagehttp://mozilla/testing/performance/talos/getinfo.html
> > > At this point, a pop up window says file:// is requesting an UNSAFE
> > > operation
> > > which could compromise the machine and then it closes.
>
> > > In the shell window that runs the test, the test fails with the
> > > following
> > > message:
>
> > >  python run_tests.py standalone/proxy_setup.config
> > > standalone_setup_proxy:
> > >                 Started Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:03:32
> > > Running test tp:
> > >                 Started Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:03:32
> > > WARNING: failed to terminate: 4562
> > > ERROR: no metrics
> > > FAIL: couldn't initialize firefox
> > > Failed tp:
> > >                 Stopped Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:04:27
> > > FAIL: failure to complete test: tp
>
> > So, this is another indication that the paths aren't working correctly -
> >   firefox should have opened with a pre-loaded profile that would allow
> > the shutdown script to work, as it was you got the unsafe operation
> > popup window.
>
> > Can you tell me the path where firefox is on your machine?  And how it
> > looks in the config file?  And the same for the profile path?  I'm
> > hoping that I could set up pretty much the same configuration on my test
> > box and see if I can re-create your situation.
>
> > Thanks for sticking with this!  It is also reminding me that I need to
> > make another revision of the instructions to cover more of the pitfalls.
>
> > alice.
>
> firefox is in /usr/bin/firefox
> the firefox lib is in /usr/lib/firefox.2.0.0.10 and /usr/lib64/firefox.
> 2.0.0.10
>
> In order to get the page load test working, I had to copy the contents
> of talos/page_load_test/chrome and talos/page_load_test/components to /
> usr/lib64/firefox.2.0.0.10. Still my very first run would fail as
> noted above and subsequently it starts running.
>
> While running the test, some pages stall. As a result, I pruned talos/
> standalone/proxy_manifest.txt appropriately. At the end of running the
> test, I looked for results file in talos/standalone/output but there
> was none.
>
> I ran the test again, with a shorter file talos/standalone/
> proxy_manifest.txt. Again, the output directory didn't have any
> results. Is there anything else that I should be looking into.
>
> I will be happy to help iron out and get this up and running.
>
> thanks
> - mouli

Just one more thing. This is a brand new install on my machine. So, it
is all default.

Let me know if you want to know any specific settings from
config:about or file contents of ~/.mozilla/firefox.

thanks
- mouli