1746208 - Linux browsertime visual metrics dependencies not installing correctly

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Testing :: Performance, defect, P3)

Description

[Kimberly Sereduck :kimberlythegeek]

When running a browsertime test with --browsertime-visualmetrics, the dependencies should be installed but appear to be failing often.

The outcome on linux (resolved):

• ffmpeg is listed as FAIL while other dependencies are OK

ran the following, and all pass, but when running the test again, ffmpeg fails again

• ./mach browsertime --clobber --setup --install-vismet-reqs
• Tried running mach clobber and mach build and repeating above steps, outcome is the same
• per :sparky 's suggestion I downloaded ffmpeg and added it to PATH: https://github.com/ncalexan/geckodriver/releases/download/v0.24.0-android/ffmpeg-4.1.4-i686-static.tar.xz
• was able to run visual metrics test without additional steps
• see: https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/testing/raptor/mach_commands.py#188-190

I am in the process of updating browsertime docs to include this information. We still need to fix the installation so that these steps are not necessary

Comment 1

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

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:kimberlythegeek, could you have a look please?

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Comment 2

[Kash Shampur [:kshampur] ⌚EST]

Should now be resolved by Bug 1677559