1301473 - Backporting manifest updates is a huge pain

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Testing :: web-platform-tests, defect)

Description

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
1) Write a patch that adds web platform tests
2) Try to backport it.
3) Get merge failures in the manifest, not surprising.
4) Try to use "mach web-platform-tests-create" or "mach web-platform-tests --manifest-update" to update the manifest.

EXPECTED RESULTS: Manifest gets updated.

ACTUAL RESULTS: 

  Exception: Binary expected at /Users/bzbarsky/mozilla/aurora/obj-firefox/dist/NightlyDebug.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox does not exist.

forcing me to build stuff I should have no reason to build.

I don't see why we need to have a Firefox binary just to update the manifest...

Comment 1

[James Graham [:jgraham]]

Attachment: Bug 1301473 - Add a wpt-manifest-update command,

This updates the manifest without loading any of the test-running
infrastructure, or requiring a build.

Review commit: https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/78184/diff/#index_header
See other reviews: https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/78184/

Comment 2

[James Graham [:jgraham]]

Comment on attachment 8790289 [details]
Bug 1301473 - Add a wpt-manifest-update command,

bz: Does this seem like what you want?

Comment 3

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Yes, that is exactly what I want!

Comment 4

[:Ms2ger (he/him; ⌚ UTC+1/+2)]

Comment on attachment 8790289 [details]
Bug 1301473 - Add a wpt-manifest-update command,

https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/78184/#review76672

Assuming it works...

Comment 5

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/b2166c12cbbe
Add a wpt-manifest-update command, r=Ms2ger

Comment 6

[Carsten Book [:Tomcat]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/b2166c12cbbe