# Basic RSpec Error, 'no such file to load'. Help

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**Created:** [October 10, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-rspec-error-no-such-file-to-load-help/177024 "2009-10-10T00:33:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-rspec-error-no-such-file-to-load-help/177024/1 "2009-10-10T00:33:35Z")

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Hello,

I am new to working with RSpec  
I get a ‘no such file to load’ error when I run ‘rake spec’. The stack  
trace is below. At the root of my rails app I did:

1. ruby script/plugin install  
[http://rspec.rubyforge.org/svn/tags/REL\_1\_1\_3/rspec](http://rspec.rubyforge.org/svn/tags/REL_1_1_3/rspec)
2. ruby script/plugin install  
[http://rspec.rubyforge.org/svn/tags/REL\_1\_1\_3/rspec\_on\_rails](http://rspec.rubyforge.org/svn/tags/REL_1_1_3/rspec_on_rails)
3. ruby script/generate rspec
4. created category\_spec.rb in spec/models with  
require File.dirname( **FILE** ) + ‘/…/spec\_helper’

Please provide any help. I am following Foundation Rails 2 by Alameda.  
thanks, Prasanna

C:\Users\prasanna\Documents\Rails\Books\Rails2\Minimal\_Final\_Code\Chapter\_09\plu  
gins\>rake spec  
(in  
C:/Users/prasanna/Documents/Rails/Books/Rails2/Minimal\_Final\_Code/Chapter\_09  
/plugins)  
You must ‘gem install win32console’ to use colour on Windows  
C:/\_Develop/Ruby/1.8.6/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in  
`gem_original_require': no such file to load -- application (MissingSourceFile) from C:/_Develop/Ruby/1.8.6/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_requi re.rb:31:in`require’  
from  
C:/Users/prasanna/Documents/Rails/Books/Rails2/Minimal\_Final\_Code/C  
hapter\_09/plugins/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:  
158:in `require' from C:/Users/prasanna/Documents/Rails/Books/Rails2/Minimal_Final_Code/C hapter_09/plugins/vendor/plugins/rspec_on_rails/lib/spec/rails.rb:3 from C:/_Develop/Ruby/1.8.6/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_requi re.rb:31:in `gem\_original\_require’  
from  
C:/\_Develop/Ruby/1.8.6/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_requi  
re.rb:31:in `require' from C:/Users/prasanna/Documents/Rails/Books/Rails2/Minimal_Final_Code/C hapter_09/plugins/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb: 158:in `require’  
from ./spec/model/…/spec\_helper.rb:6  
from  
C:/\_Develop/Ruby/1.8.6/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_requi  
re.rb:31:in `gem_original_require' from C:/_Develop/Ruby/1.8.6/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_requi re.rb:31:in `require’  
from ./spec/model/category\_spec.rb:1  
from  
C:/Users/prasanna/Documents/Rails/Books/Rails2/Minimal\_Final\_Code/C  
hapter\_09/plugins/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/example\_group\_runner.rb:1  
4:in `load' from C:/Users/prasanna/Documents/Rails/Books/Rails2/Minimal_Final_Code/C hapter_09/plugins/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/example_group_runner.rb:1 4:in `load\_files’  
from  
C:/Users/prasanna/Documents/Rails/Books/Rails2/Minimal\_Final\_Code/C  
hapter\_09/plugins/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/example\_group\_runner.rb:1  
3:in `each' from C:/Users/prasanna/Documents/Rails/Books/Rails2/Minimal_Final_Code/C hapter_09/plugins/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/example_group_runner.rb:1 3:in `load\_files’  
from  
C:/Users/prasanna/Documents/Rails/Books/Rails2/Minimal\_Final\_Code/C  
hapter\_09/plugins/vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/runner/options.rb:85:in  
`run\_exa  
mples’