# Backgroundrb install issue

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-install-issue/113745>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 4, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-install-issue/113745 "2007-09-04T16:34:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sbeam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@sbeam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sbeam)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-install-issue/113745/1 "2007-09-04T16:34:43Z")

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I installed backgroundrb v0.2.1 via svn external per the README. But  
when I go to start 'er up I get:

$ ./script/backgroundrb start  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`gem_original_require': no such file to load -- daemons (LoadError) from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’  
from  
/home/xyzzy/public\_html/site/vendor/plugins/backgroundrb/server/lib/backgroundrb\_server.rb:2  
from ./script/backgroundrb:27:in `require’  
from ./script/backgroundrb:27

this line says

```
require 'backgroundrb_server'

```

What is wrong and how do I get that into the path?

Sorry if this is a bit OT also but I hope the fix is simple

thanks  
sam

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**Author:** ![sbeam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@sbeam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sbeam)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-install-issue/113745/2 "2007-09-04T17:01:53Z")

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yes gem ‘Daemons’ and the gem ‘Slave’. Missed that part of the README,  
sorry. thanks for the reply.

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**Author:** ![sbeam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@sbeam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sbeam)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-install-issue/113745/3 "2007-09-04T16:37:45Z")

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You need to install the daemons gem as well…

HTH

matt

On 9/4/07, sbeam [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> /home/xyzzy/public\_html/site/vendor/plugins/backgroundrb/server/lib/backgroundrb\_server.rb:2
> 
> thanks  
> sam
> 
> >

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