# Anybody get RSpec working with Netbeans? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 11, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anybody-get-rspec-working-with-netbeans/131534 "2008-03-11T01:44:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ron)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anybody-get-rspec-working-with-netbeans/131534/1 "2008-03-11T01:44:25Z")
Hi, Has anyone got RSpec working with NetBeans? I am running Leopard and I don’t manage my gems with Netbeans. Do I have to manage the gems inside NetBeans in order to get it working? Ron P.S. Sorry if this is a bit OT. ---
**Author:** ![ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ron)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anybody-get-rspec-working-with-netbeans/131534/2 "2008-03-11T06:40:32Z")
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Ron [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, > > Has anyone got RSpec working with NetBeans? I am running Leopard and > I don’t manage my gems with Netbeans. Do I have to manage the gems > inside NetBeans in order to get it working? (Probably better to ask this on the netbeans ruby mailing list - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid) Sure, I use it every day (on Linux, and occasionally on Windows, not on a Mac). Anything in particular not working for you? The only real problem I’ve had is there seem to be some issues with using the ‘run focused test’ with rspec (I submitted a bug, but it’s not always a problem, I need to find a repro case). I don’t remember when the rspec stuff went in - it may be that you need to use a more recent NetBeans than what you’ve got. I’m using a daily build from [http://deadlock.netbeans.org/hudson/job/trunk/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/nbbuild/dist/zip/](http://deadlock.netbeans.org/hudson/job/trunk/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/nbbuild/dist/zip/) ## No need to use the builtin gem management stuff in NetBeans if you don’t want to (and I never do). James M. | removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Ruby and Ruby on Rails consulting [blog.restphone.com](http://blog.restphone.com) ---
**Author:** ![ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ron)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anybody-get-rspec-working-with-netbeans/131534/3 "2008-03-11T15:35:09Z")
Yes, running rspec with netbeans. Like James, I’m on win and linux, though. ---
**Author:** ![ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ron)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anybody-get-rspec-working-with-netbeans/131534/4 "2008-03-11T21:41:46Z")
I’m using RSpec with NetBeans on a Leopard Mac. It’s been working fine for me. I suspect you might be still using the JRuby that ships with the NetBeans application. Check the properties of your Ruby app. You can switch to a native Ruby installation instead (where you probably have the RSpec installed). jdf On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 8:43 PM, Ron [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > – Jeremy D. Frens removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://www.norecess.org/](http://www.norecess.org/) ---
**Author:** ![ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ron)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anybody-get-rspec-working-with-netbeans/131534/5 "2008-03-12T02:00:42Z")
Hi Jeremy, Yup. I am using the default jRuby. I switched paths to the Mac OS X install of Ruby, but now I’m having some problems using gems. It tells me that the Gems\_Home directory is not writable as this user. Any thoughts? Ron ---
**Author:** ![ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@ron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ron)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anybody-get-rspec-working-with-netbeans/131534/6 "2008-03-22T15:17:56Z")
Ron, Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. Are you using “sudo” to install the gems? I install them from a terminal with “sudo”: sudo gem install ZenTest jdf On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:59 PM, Ron [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On Mar 11, 1:40 pm, “Jeremy Frens” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > Ron > > > > > P.S. Sorry if this is a bit OT. > > > > – > > Jeremy D. Frens > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid://www.norecess.org/ – Jeremy D. Frens removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://www.norecess.org/](http://www.norecess.org/)