# Did Something Changed Again in Spec **URL:** \ **Category:** IronRuby\ **Created:** [January 25, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254 "2010-01-25T17:56:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/1 "2010-01-25T17:56:17Z")
I am trying to unit test my .NET CLR assembly using IronRuby spec framework. First, the following command does not work anymore igem install spec Now, I have to type the following: igem install rspec Anyway, when I run the following script: require ‘rubygems’ require ‘spec’ require File.dirname( **FILE** ) + ‘/bin/Debug/EStudy.Domain.Model.dll’ include EStudy.Domain.Model.Model user = User.new describe User, “when user is created” do it “should not be null” do ``` user.should == null ``` end end I get the following error: C:\Projects\EStudyVS2008\EStudySoltution\EStudy\ConsoleApplication2\>spec test\_us er.rb --format nested ./bin/Debug/EStudy.Domain.Model.dll: 127: The specified procedure could not be f ound. - Init\_EStudy (LoadError) ./bin/Debug/EStudy.Domain.Model.dll from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/ruby gems/custom\_require.rb:31:in `require' from ./test_user.rb:5 from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/example_ group_runner.rb:15:in`load’ from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/example\_ group\_runner.rb:15:in `load_files' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/example_ group_runner.rb:14:in`each’ from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/example\_ group\_runner.rb:14:in `load_files' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/options. rb:133:in`run\_examples’ from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/command\_ line.rb:9:in `run' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.3.0/bin/spec:5 from c:/ruby/bin/spec:19:in`load’ from c:/ruby/bin/spec:19 Any ideas! I am using the exactly the same code I used before. Before I used it on IronRuby 0.9 version and now I am using IronRuby RC. ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/2 "2010-01-25T18:04:40Z")
Igem install spec never worked. It’s always been igem install rspec. And before you complain about the confusion, that is the RSpec project’s (rspec.info) choice, not ours. It also looks like when you run spec, you are running the Ruby version, not the IronRuby version. JD ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/3 "2010-01-25T18:06:26Z")
I did ran igem install spec and it worked fine in IR 0.9. Anyway, how should I make it work with IronRuby and not Ruby. Does this mean I have to alter the ENV path AGAIN! ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/4 "2010-01-25T18:11:41Z")
the command you want is ispec or you’re mixing the gems from your MRI install in which case I’d say don’t do that nastiness follows. * * * Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. Blog: [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([http://manning.com/carrero](http://manning.com/carrero)) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/5 "2010-01-25T18:13:27Z")
man! changing the PATH variable isn’t needed it never worked the way you say. > **[Creating launcher scripts for IronRuby - Ivan Porto Carrero](http://flanders.co.nz/2009/10/26/creating-launcher-scripts-for-ironruby/)** > > Search form Recent Posts Scalatra 2.2 released Json4s: One AST to rule them all. Typeclass based databinding for scalatra searchable sbt wiki work … follow that for the spec and spec.bat file * * * Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. GSM: +32.486.787.582 Blog: [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([http://manning.com/carrero](http://manning.com/carrero)) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/6 "2010-01-25T18:18:59Z")
The problem is that my command line does not recognize ispec or rspec or mspec. it only recognize spec which is basically ruby framework and not ironruby. Previously with IronRuby 0.9 I used the following command: spec test\_prime.rb --format nested and it worked. Now, when I use spec it executes the ruby framework spec and not ironruby. In 0.9 I had to adjust environment variables so that IronRuby spec command can be executed from anywhere. Here is my article on that: [http://www.highoncoding.com/Articles/585\_Unit\_Testing\_CLR\_Assembly\_Using\_IronRuby\_with\_Spec.aspx](http://www.highoncoding.com/Articles/585_Unit_Testing_CLR_Assembly_Using_IronRuby_with_Spec.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/7 "2010-01-25T18:24:34Z")
there is mspec, rspec, bacon, … Ironruby uses mspec The rest of the world (that means just about anything that isn’t a ruby implementation) uses rspec, shoulda, bacon, test-unit, test-spec, … ## All you need to do to run the specs for ironruby is that you have to execute dev.bat but I thought we worked out last time that this is probably not the best idea, because it’s confusing if you’re not used to working in the console and with the environment variables. Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. Blog: [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([IronRuby in Action - Ivan Porto Carrero and Adam Burmister | Manning](http://manning.com/carrero)) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/8 "2010-01-25T18:26:20Z")
For gems: Mspec is a simplified version of rspec for testing Ruby implementations. You shouldn’t be using it unless you are testing a Ruby implementation. Spec does not exist. I don’t know how you installed it before, but it doesn’t exist. It is the name of the library that rspec installs Rspec is the BDD framework for Ruby that you appear to be looking for. JD ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/9 "2010-01-25T18:12:32Z")
There is mspec, spec, rspec… In order to run IronRuby specification framework do I have to use rspec. Also, I think I have to set the ENVIRONMENT variables again for this to work right?? ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/10 "2010-01-25T18:31:31Z")
I don’t like to execute dev.bat each time I need to work with IronRuby. Why can’t it just work out of the box like PowerShell. This is a big defect in the IronRuby. Too many configurations will scare developers away. People are not interested in setting paths in ENV variables, performing configuration settings in App.config to make sure that IronRuby is pointing to correct lib paths. Not many people are willing to try out IronRuby because of configuration issues. ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/11 "2010-01-25T18:36:39Z")
Does that mean I have to go to the following folder: C:\DevTools\ironruby-1.0-rc1\lib\ironruby\gems\1.8\gems\rspec-1.3.0\bin and copy the files into the C:\DevTools\ironruby-1.0-rc1\bin folder? ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/12 "2010-01-25T18:41:39Z")
I guess there is no point doing all of this since IronRuby does not support rCov for code coverage for the .NET CLR assemblies. ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/13 "2010-01-25T18:41:34Z")
Mohammed listen, If you just extract the ironruby.zip to c:\ironruby and add C:\ironruby\bin to your PATH you’re good to go. always, everywhere. You’re making it out to be harder than it is. I wrote this earlier but will do it again: You do igem install rspec when that completes copy C:\ironruby\lib\ironruby\gems\bin\spec C:\ironruby\bin\ispec copy C:\ironruby\lib\ironruby\gems\bin\spec.bat C:\ironruby\bin\ispec.bat now you’re good to go. That wasn’t hard was it. Now my advice to you is: - read a book on shell/batch scripting - first check if the problem isn’t PEBKAC/user error/… - use google - learn properly about ruby and it’s ecosystem and more importantly the way it works (the secret it’s file based). As it so happens we sell training so feel free to hire us ([http://whiterabbitconsulting.eu](http://whiterabbitconsulting.eu)). - do stuff in piecemeal. start with the most simple thing you can think off - build your own gem so you know how it works - … Did I mention don’t badmouth stuff if the real problem is ignorance. * * * Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. GSM: +32.486.787.582 Blog: [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([http://manning.com/carrero](http://manning.com/carrero)) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/14 "2010-01-25T18:44:29Z")
As we’ve talked about before, you only need dev.bat if you are developing IronRuby. If you are developing with IronRuby, you only need to use the installer. If you are embedding IronRuby, then there are app.config issues that need to be worked out, some of those can be handled by better tooling down the road, some of those can’t be helped. Even those that can’t be helped have alternate API’s. JD ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/15 "2010-01-25T18:45:40Z")
Feel free to port rCov to IronRuby to support a) the subset of rCov written in C. b) adding integration for .NET profiling. JD ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/16 "2010-01-25T18:44:08Z")
OKay let’s do this step by step. I am failing on step ONE! C:\Projects\EStudyVS2008\EStudySoltution\EStudy\ConsoleApplication2\>igem install rspec ERROR: While executing gem … (RangeError) bignum too big to convert into Fixnum ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/17 "2010-01-25T18:46:15Z")
What version of IronRuby? ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/18 "2010-01-25T19:02:58Z")
Okay that worked out but I am still not comfortable copying files and renaming them to batch files and putting them in the bin directory of the IronRuby folder. Also switching back and forth between the dev.bat and console. Also, cmd console is not able to find dev.bat from anywhere so I have to manually execute it from the folder that contains dev.bat. I am willing to learn IronRuby and spend countless hours using this cool dynamic language. But I am afraid people are just going to GIVE UP trying to solve these configuration issues. Setting paths, copying and renaming their batch files to ispec whatever… I am not trying to put down IronRuby but sorry this is not going to work in the real world. ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/19 "2010-01-25T19:07:54Z")
Why are you using dev.bat? Are you developing IronRuby? If not, don’t use it. It’s unnecessary unless you are working on or debugging IronRuby. Ryan R. Email: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley) Blog: [http://wizardsofsmart.net/](http://wizardsofsmart.net/) Twitter: @panesofglass Website: [http://panesofglass.org/](http://panesofglass.org/) ---
**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254/20 "2010-01-25T19:07:54Z")
this will change soon when you can do ## ir -S spec spec/\*\*/\*\_spec.rb Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. Blog: [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([IronRuby in Action - Ivan Porto Carrero and Adam Burmister | Manning](http://manning.com/carrero)) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/did-something-changed-again-in-spec/182254.md?page=2)