# Edge Rails - same code, different issues on mac and windows

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-same-code-different-issues-on-mac-and-windows/77885>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 7, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-same-code-different-issues-on-mac-and-windows/77885 "2006-03-07T16:39:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![madscene](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@madscene](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/madscene)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-same-code-different-issues-on-mac-and-windows/77885/1 "2006-03-07T16:39:29Z")

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Trying to get an app up and running with Edge Rails, and I’ve run into  
different issues on Mac and Windows with the exact same code. It’s  
similar  
to the issue posted in the previous RJS/Edge Rails thread, but I didn’t  
see  
any answers in there (maybe I missed the real answer?) Both  
console/error  
outputs listed below:

I can’t even get WEBrick to start on windows (mac to follow):

=\> Booting WEBrick…  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/core\_ext/kernel/agnostics.rb:7:i  
n `': Exec format error - rake tmp:create (Errno::ENOEXEC) from ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/kernel/agn ostics.rb:7:in`’  
from  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:28  
from  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:28:in  
`silence_stder r' from ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/kernel/rep orting.rb:26:in`silence\_stream’  
from  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/core\_ext/kernel/rep  
orting.rb:26:in `silence_stderr' from ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:28 from c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in`require\_\_’  
from  
c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:18:in  
`require’

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On Mac, WEBrick boots, but action I hit gives me:

undefined method `verify_active_connections!' for ActiveRecord::Base:Class /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:991:in`method\_missing’  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/railties/lib/dispatcher.rb:70:in  
`prepare_application' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/dispatcher.rb:37:in`dispatch’  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick\_server.rb:115:in  
`handle_dispatch' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:81:in`service’

/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in `service' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in`run’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in `start_thread' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in`start\_thread’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in `start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in`start’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in `start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8 /webrick/server.rb:82:in`start’  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick\_server.rb:67:in  
`dispatch' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:59 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in`require’  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:149:in  
`require’  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:29  
script/server:3

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![madscene](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@madscene](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/madscene)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-same-code-different-issues-on-mac-and-windows/77885/2 "2006-03-07T16:57:40Z")

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I had the same windows issue

comment line (28) out as below in the following file -  
vendor\rails\railties\lib\commands\server.rb

#silence\_stderr { `rake tmp:create` }

You can run rake tmp:create manually if needed.

Then webrick ran fine for me. I have not followed through any further  
as to  
why this is an issue.

Hope this helps

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**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-same-code-different-issues-on-mac-and-windows/77885/3 "2006-03-07T17:06:55Z")

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Frazer,

Thanks for that - that got WEBrick running. Now I have the same issue  
on  
both machines (I guess that’s progress!) Windows response:

############################

NoMethodError in #

undefined method `verify\_active\_connections!’ for  
ActiveRecord::Base:Class

RAILS\_ROOT: ./script/…/config/…  
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active\_record/base.rb:991:in  
`method_missing' #{RAILS_ROOT}/vendor/rails/railties/lib/dispatcher.rb:70:in`prepare\_application’  
#{RAILS\_ROOT}/vendor/rails/railties/lib/dispatcher.rb:37:in `dispatch' #{RAILS_ROOT}/vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:115:in`handle\_dispatch’  
#{RAILS\_ROOT}/vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick\_server.rb:81:in  
`service' c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in`service’  
c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run' c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:155:in`start\_thread’  
c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in `start' c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in`start\_thread’  
c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:94:in `start' c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in`each’  
c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in `start' c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in`start’  
c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in `start' #{RAILS_ROOT}/vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:67:in`dispatch’  
#{RAILS\_ROOT}/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:59  
c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:18:in  
`require__' c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in`require’  
#{RAILS\_ROOT}/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:149:in  
`require' #{RAILS_ROOT}/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:29 c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in`require\_\_’  
c:/software/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:18:in  
`require’  
script/server:3

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**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-same-code-different-issues-on-mac-and-windows/77885/4 "2006-03-07T20:06:40Z")

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Yes, I think I had this issue too.

I resolved this by upgrading from ruby 1.8.2 to 1.8.4.

What version of ruby are you running?

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**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-same-code-different-issues-on-mac-and-windows/77885/5 "2006-03-07T23:56:14Z")

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I’ve got 1.8.4 on both machines :-/
