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diff --git a/test/functional/ui/screen.lua b/test/functional/ui/screen.lua index 9635f6119c..60198bb008 100644 --- a/test/functional/ui/screen.lua +++ b/test/functional/ui/screen.lua @@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ This is probably due to an indeterminism in the test. Try adding `wait()` (or even a separate `screen:expect(...)`) at a point of possible indeterminism, typically in between a `feed()` or `execute()` which is non- synchronous, and a synchronous api call. + +Note that sometimes a `wait` can trigger redraws and consequently generate more +indeterminism. If adding `wait` calls seems to increase the frequency of these +messages, try removing every `wait` call in the test. + +If everything else fails, use Screen:redraw_debug to help investigate what is + causing the problem. ]]) local tb = debug.traceback() local index = string.find(tb, '\n%s*%[C]') |