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Update golden file testing docs - #195449
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This pull request updates the documentation for golden file testing across the Flutter repository and engine, including instructions for local execution, CI configuration, and the flutter-gold status check. Feedback on these changes suggests clarifying that the bin/cache directory is located at the Flutter repository root to avoid confusion with local package directories, and removing a redundant reference to the main branch since development occurs on master.
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LGTM 👍
One nit: The line width of this file seems inconsistent at times. Not a big deal but maybe consider normalizing it.
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This updates documentation on golden file testing in flutter/flutter that had fallen out of date
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