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@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ Tools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/wpt/wpt/manifest --work \ |
--tests-root=LayoutTests/external/wpt |
``` |
+Note: the `--work` argument is important even if you have no local changes. |
+Without it the `manifest` script will try to generate a manifest for all files |
+in the Chromium tree and take a very long time. |
+See [wpt-tools issue #171](https://github.com/w3c/wpt-tools/issues/171). |
+ |
Most tests are written using testharness.js, see |
[Writing Layout Tests](./writing_layout_tests.md) and |
[Layout Tests Tips](./layout_tests_tips.md) for general guidelines. |