Validators.rb breaks after update from Rails 2.2.2 to 2.3.2

Rails
1

I just updated my rails application from 2.2.2 to 2.3.2 and the
following message is displayed while trying to start with ./script/
server:

=> Booting Mongrel
=> Rails 2.3.2 application starting on http://0.0.0.0:3000
/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/
active_support/core_ext/module/aliasing.rb:33:in `alias_method':
undefined method `valid?' for class `ActiveRecord::Base' (NameError)
  from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/
active_support/core_ext/module/aliasing.rb:33:in `alias_method_chain'
  from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/
active_record/callbacks.rb:224:in `send'
  from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/
active_record/callbacks.rb:224:in `included'
  from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/
active_record/callbacks.rb:223:in `each'
  from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/
active_record/callbacks.rb:223:in `included'
  from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/
active_record/base.rb:3143:in `include'
  from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/
active_record/base.rb:3143
  from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/
active_record/base.rb:3137:in `class_eval'
   ... 11 levels...
  from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/commands/
server.rb:84
  from /opt/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:
31:in `gem_original_require'
  from /opt/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:
31:in `require'
  from ./script/server:3

I figured out that if I comment out “require ‘validators.rb’” inside
my environment.rb than it’ll work fine. Validators.rb (http://
pastie.org/457289) handles some special validations and sits in my lib
directory.

I am wondering what has changed from 2.2.2 to 2.3.2 that all the
sudden this rather simple extension wouldn’t work anymore.

Does any have an idea?

JM

2

My guess would be some change to the load order - you’d be better off
loading your custom validations in an initializer, so that
ActiveRecord is loaded.

–Matt J.