# X_EVAL_RECORDING

## Means

the gate ran with baseline recording switched on

## Typical cause

`ULTIMATE_EVAL_RECORD` was exported in the shell, or set on the CI job, that ran `x verify`

## Fix

`env -u ULTIMATE_EVAL_RECORD x verify` — record with `ULTIMATE_EVAL_RECORD=1 x test eval` instead

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