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+# `platform/embedder/fixtures`
+
+The files in this directory are golden-file outputss of [`tests`](../tests),
+but lack a simple way to be re-generated.
+
+For example, here is what a failure might look like on CI:
+
+```txt
+[0;32m[ RUN      ] EmbedderTest.VerifyB143464703WithSoftwareBackend
+[ERROR:flutter/shell/platform/embedder/tests/embedder_unittests_util.cc(199)] Image did not match expectation.
+Expected:/b/s/w/ir/cache/builder/src/out/host_debug_unopt/gen/flutter/shell/platform/embedder/assets/expectation_verifyb143464703_soft_noxform.png
+Got:/b/s/w/ir/cache/builder/src/out/host_debug_unopt/gen/flutter/shell/platform/embedder/assets/actual_verifyb143464703_soft_noxform.png
+
+../../flutter/shell/platform/embedder/tests/embedder_unittests.cc:1335: Failure
+Value of: ImageMatchesFixture("verifyb143464703_soft_noxform.png", rendered_scene)
+  Actual: false
+Expected: true
+[  FAILED  ] EmbedderTest.VerifyB143464703WithSoftwareBackend (8077 ms)
+[----------] 1 test from EmbedderTest (8080 ms total)
+
+[----------] Global test environment tear-down
+[==========] 1 test from 1 test suite ran. (8080 ms total)
+[  PASSED  ] 0 tests.
+[  FAILED  ] 1 test, listed below:
+[  FAILED  ] EmbedderTest.VerifyB143464703WithSoftwareBackend
+
+ 1 FAILED TEST
+[13/296] EmbedderTest.VerifyB143464703WithSoftwareBackend returned/aborted with exit code 1 (8226 ms)
+[14/296] EmbedderTest.VerifyB143464703WithSoftwareBackend (8484 ms)
+[INFO:test_timeout_listener.cc(76)] Test timeout of 300 seconds per test case will be enforced.
+Note: Google Test filter = EmbedderTest.VerifyB143464703WithSoftwareBackend
+[==========] Running 1 test from 1 test suite.
+[----------] Global test environment set-up.
+[----------] 1 test from EmbedderTest
+[ DISABLED ] EmbedderTest.DISABLED_CanLaunchAndShutdownMultipleTimes
+[ RUN      ] EmbedderTest.VerifyB143464703WithSoftwareBackend
+[ERROR:flutter/shell/platform/embedder/tests/embedder_unittests_util.cc(199)] Image did not match expectation.
+Expected:/b/s/w/ir/cache/builder/src/out/host_debug_unopt/gen/flutter/shell/platform/embedder/assets/expectation_verifyb143464703_soft_noxform.png
+Got:/b/s/w/ir/cache/builder/src/out/host_debug_unopt/gen/flutter/shell/platform/embedder/assets/actual_verifyb143464703_soft_noxform.png
+
+../../flutter/shell/platform/embedder/tests/embedder_unittests.cc:1335: Failure
+Value of: ImageMatchesFixture("verifyb143464703_soft_noxform.png", rendered_scene)
+  Actual: false
+Expected: true
+[  FAILED  ] EmbedderTest.VerifyB143464703WithSoftwareBackend (8348 ms)
+[----------] 1 test from EmbedderTest (8350 ms total)
+
+[----------] Global test environment tear-down
+[==========] 1 test from 1 test suite ran. (8350 ms total)
+[  PASSED  ] 0 tests.
+[  FAILED  ] 1 test, listed below:
+[  FAILED  ] EmbedderTest.VerifyB143464703WithSoftwareBackend
+```
+
+In order to update `verifyb143464703_soft_noxform.png`:
+
+```shell
+# The examples below assume:
+#   $ENGINE = /path/to/engine/src
+#   $TARGET = /path/to/engine/src/out/{{host_you_want_to_build}}
+
+# 1. Make sure you have built the engine:
+$ ninja -j1000 -C $ENGINE/out/$TARGET
+
+# 2. Run the test locally (assuming you have built the engine).
+$ $ENGINE/out/$TARGET/embedder_unittests*
+
+# Or, to run just a single test:
+$ $ENGINE/out/$TARGET/embedder_unittests --gtest_filter="EmbedderTest.VerifyB143464703WithSoftwareBackend"
+
+# Or, a suite of tests:
+$ $ENGINE/out/$TARGET/embedder_unittests --gtest_filter="EmbedderTest.*"
+
+# 3. Now, copy the output to the golden file:
+$ cp \
+  $ENGINE/out/$TARGET/gen/flutter/shell/platform/embedder/assets/expectation_verifyb143464703_soft_noxform.png \
+  $ENGINE/flutter/shell/platform/embedder/fixtures/verifyb143464703_soft_noxform.png
+```
+
+⚠️ **WARNING**: Some of the golden tests do not run on non-Linux OSes, which
+means its not currently possible to re-generate them on non-Linux OSes
+(<https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/53784>). So uh, setup a Linux VM
+or find a friend with a Linux machine.