# Engine install problems with OS X **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 10, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-install-problems-with-os-x/102251 "2006-01-10T00:08:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bplummer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@bplummer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bplummer)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-install-problems-with-os-x/102251/1 "2006-01-10T00:08:04Z")
I have everything installed via Darwin ports. When I try to do a “script/plugin install engines” in a freshly created rails app I get the following: Macintosh:~/My Web S.s/nckapool bill$ script/plugin install engines svn: PROPFIND request failed on ‘/rails/plugins’ svn: PROPFIND of ‘/rails/plugins’: 403 Forbidden (http:// [svn.protocool.com](http://svn.protocool.com)) svn: PROPFIND request failed on ‘/public/plugins’ svn: PROPFIND of ‘/public/plugins’: Could not resolve hostname `[svn.substance-it.co.uk](http://svn.substance-it.co.uk)’: No address associated with nodename (http:// [svn.substance-it.co.uk](http://svn.substance-it.co.uk)) export: Create an unversioned copy of a tree. usage: 1. export [-r REV] URL[@PEGREV] [PATH] 2. export [-r REV] PATH1[@PEGREV] [PATH2] 1. Exports a clean directory tree from the repository specified by URL, at revision REV if it is given, otherwise at HEAD, into PATH. If PATH is omitted, the last component of the URL is used for the local directory name. 2. Exports a clean directory tree from the working copy specified by PATH1, at revision REV if it is given, otherwise at WORKING, into PATH2. If PATH2 is omitted, the last component of the PATH1 is used for the local directory name. If REV is not specified, all local changes will be preserved. Files not under version control will not be copied. If specified, PEGREV determines in which revision the target is first looked up. Valid options: -r [–revision] arg : ARG (some commands also take ARG1:ARG2 range) A revision argument can be one of: NUMBER revision number “{” DATE “}” revision at start of the date “HEAD” latest in repository “BASE” base rev of item’s working copy “COMMITTED” last commit at or before BASE “PREV” revision just before COMMITTED -q [–quiet] : print as little as possible -N [–non-recursive] : operate on single directory only –force : force operation to run –username arg : specify a username ARG –password arg : specify a password ARG –no-auth-cache : do not cache authentication tokens –non-interactive : do no interactive prompting –config-dir arg : read user configuration files from directory ARG –native-eol arg : use a different EOL marker than the standard system marker for files with the svn:eol-style property set to ‘native’. ARG may be one of ‘LF’, ‘CR’, ‘CRLF’ –ignore-externals : ignore externals definitions So it looks like the command line arguments passed to svn are not kosher. Subversion command-line client, version 1.3.0. Anyone have any ideas? - Bill ---
**Author:** ![bplummer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@bplummer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bplummer)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-install-problems-with-os-x/102251/2 "2006-01-17T01:27:47Z")
Hi Bill - Sorry it’s taken a while to get back to you. It does indeed look like something is wrong with the syntax that the plugin installer is using in conjunction with your version of SVN. I can only suggest that you downgrade your SVN. I’m running version 1.1.3 without any issues. - james ---
**Author:** ![bplummer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@bplummer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bplummer)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-install-problems-with-os-x/102251/3 "2006-01-27T10:57:42Z")
You certainly don’t need to use the script/plugin command to use plugins or engines - if you’re comfortable with SVN you can check out files for yourself: svn co [http://opensvn.csie.org/rails\_engines/engines/branches/rb\_1.0](http://opensvn.csie.org/rails_engines/engines/branches/rb_1.0) engines cd vendor/plugins/engines svn update … and so on. Ditto for any plugin. I’m not sure what the exact root of the problem is with the plugin command - it might be worth peppering your copy with puts statements, in particular to see the syntax it is using with svn export, and figure out why it’s having problems with your version of SVN. - james ---
**Author:** ![bplummer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@bplummer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bplummer)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 10:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-install-problems-with-os-x/102251/4 "2006-01-27T10:30:58Z")
Is the plugin installer dependant on particular levels of SVN? I’d really like to try the engines technology, but I’m getting exactly the same error on my Tiger OS X system. I’d hate to think all us Mac folks are going to need to downgrade SVN levels… Thanks in advance - Jonathan ---
**Author:** ![bplummer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@bplummer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bplummer)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-install-problems-with-os-x/102251/5 "2006-01-27T17:12:52Z")
James Thanks for the prompt response. I was afraid you might suggest using SVN (I’m an old CVS user)! However, by running the plugin script from inside a Locomotive environment I got it to work 🙂 So, I guess I have a self inflicted search path problem ☹ Well, having downloaded the engines I off try using them… - Jonathan