Instruments 6 CLI fails to run UIAutomation script on simulator ("Failed to resolve target for Instrument")

Originator:jlipps
Number:rdar://17765220 Date Originated:7/22/2014
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Instruments Product Version:6
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
When I use Instruments CLI to execute a UIAutomation test script against a valid simulator device, automation fails with the error:

Instruments Usage Error : Failed to resolve target for Instrument 'Automation - kJ'

1. Install Xcode/Instruments/iOS8
2. Invoke instruments to run a UIAutomation test script:

/Applications/Xcode6-Beta4.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/instruments -v -t /Applications/Xcode6-Beta4.app/Contents/Applications/Instruments.app/Contents/PlugIns/AutomationInstrument.xrplugin/Contents/Resources/Automation.tracetemplate -w "iPhone 5s (8.0 Simulator)" /my/test.app -e UIASCRIPT /my/testScript.js -e UIARESULTSPATH /tmp

I expect a simulator to launch and run through the script

I get this error:

Instruments Usage Error : Failed to resolve target for Instrument 'Automation - lkj'
instruments, version 6.0 (56127.2)
usage: instruments [-t template] [-D document] [-l timeLimit] [-i #] [-w device] [[-p pid] | [application [-e variable value] [argument ...]]]

Comments

Apple closed my duplicate with: Duplicate of 17362829 (Open)

By joshuajmoody at Aug. 5, 2014, 10:44 a.m. (reply...)

16613248 is related

If I remove the hard coded paths and references to "Jonathan's iMac" from the trace template file using a plist editor, 17765220 does not occur.

By quellish at July 22, 2014, 9:15 p.m. (reply...)

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