# Autotest error - \`slice': can't convert Regexp into Integer (TypeError)?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autotest-error-slice-cant-convert-regexp-into-integer-typeerror/147743>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 4, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autotest-error-slice-cant-convert-regexp-into-integer-typeerror/147743 "2008-09-04T23:07:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autotest-error-slice-cant-convert-regexp-into-integer-typeerror/147743/1 "2008-09-04T23:07:27Z")

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Hi,

Just downloaded ZenTest and ran however I’m getting the following  
error. Any ideas?

/Users/greg/.autotest:11:in `slice': can't convert Regexp into Integer (TypeError) from /Users/greg/.autotest:11 from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:637:in`[]’  
from  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:637:in  
`hook' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:191:in`any?’  
from  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:636:in  
`each' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:636:in`any?’  
from  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:636:in  
`hook' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:271:in`run\_tests’  
from  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:228:in  
`get_to_green' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:208:in`run’  
from  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:206:in  
`loop' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:206:in`run’  
from  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/lib/autotest.rb:136:in  
`run' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.10.0/bin/autotest:55 from /opt/local/bin/autotest:19:in`load’  
from /opt/local/bin/autotest:19

I’m on Mac, Leopard, with:

Macintosh:testapp2 greg$ ruby -v  
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-09-23 patchlevel 110) [i686-darwin9.3.0]  
Macintosh:testapp2 greg$ rails -v  
Rails 2.1.0  
Macintosh:testapp2 greg$ gem -v  
1.1.1  
Macintosh:testapp2 greg$ gem list

\*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\*

actionmailer (2.1.0, 2.0.2, 1.3.3)  
actionpack (2.1.0, 2.0.2, 1.13.6, 1.13.3)  
actionwebservice (1.2.6, 1.2.3)  
activerecord (2.1.0, 2.0.2, 1.15.6, 1.15.3)  
activeresource (2.1.0, 2.0.2)  
activesupport (2.1.0, 2.0.2, 1.4.4, 1.4.2)  
capistrano (2.4.2, 2.2.0, 2.0.0)  
cgi\_multipart\_eof\_fix (2.5.0, 2.2)  
daemons (1.0.10, 1.0.7)  
fastthread (1.0.1, 1.0)  
gem\_plugin (0.2.3, 0.2.2)  
gruff (0.3.1)  
highline (1.4.0, 1.2.9)  
hoe (1.7.0, 1.5.1)  
hpricot (0.6)  
linecache (0.42)  
mechanize (0.7.5)  
mongrel (1.1.4, 1.0.1)  
needle (1.3.0)  
net-scp (1.0.0)  
net-sftp (2.0.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.0)  
net-ssh (2.0.0, 1.1.2)  
net-ssh-gateway (1.0.0)  
ParseTree (1.7.1)  
ParseTreeReloaded (0.0.1)  
rails (2.1.0, 2.0.2, 1.2.3)  
rake (0.8.1, 0.7.3)  
rmagick (1.15.7)  
rspec (1.1.4)  
ruby-debug-base (0.10.0, 0.9.3)  
ruby-debug-ide (0.1.10, 0.1.8)  
ruby2ruby (1.1.6)  
rubyforge (1.0.0, 0.4.5)  
rubygems-update (1.1.1, 1.1.0)  
RubyInline (3.6.7)  
RubyInlineAcceleration (0.0.1)  
runt (0.6.0)  
sources (0.0.1)  
ZenTest (3.10.0)  
Macintosh:testapp2 greg$