When I make an empty Rails web application, and go through the steps
to create/include a database, and scaffold, mongrel_rails start (or
ruby script/server) works just fine. However, I attempted this with a
pre-existing web app and I got some errors.
First, I gathered the app’s folder (checked the contents, it has all
the folders plus one extra: components) and placed it under ruby/
rails_apps.
Then, to see if I could run it locally, I opened up Instant_Rails,
opened the Ruby Console Window, changed the directory to ruby/
rails_apps/alpha (alpha is the name of the app folder). Then I tried
to start Mongrel using mongrel_rails start. The first time I tried
this I got:
Cannot find gem for Rails =1.1.6:
Install the missing gem with ‘gem install -v=1.16 rails’ or
change environment.rb to define RAILS_GEM_VERSION with your
desired
version.
So, I changed my directory back to /ruby and entered ‘gem install -
v=1.16 rails’.
It successfully installed 6 gems: activesupport-1.3.1,
activerecord-1.14.4, actionpack-1.12.5, actionmailer-1.2.5,
actionwebservice-1.1.6, and rails-1.1.6. Two errors came up while
generating documentation, once for activesupport-1.3.1 and one for
actionpack-1.12.5. Otherwise the installation completed and it
returned me to the prompt:
Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org
Successfully installed activesupport-1.3.1
Successfully installed activerecord-1.14.4
Successfully installed actionpack-1.12.5
Successfully installed actionmailer-1.2.5
Successfully installed actionwebservice-1.1.6
Successfully installed rails-1.1.6
6 gems installed
Installing ri documentation for activesupport-1.3.1…
ERROR: While generating documentation for activesupport-1.3.1
… MESSAGE: Unhandled special: Special: type=17, text=“”
… RDOC args: --ri --op C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/doc/
activesupport-1.3.1/
ri --quiet lib
(continuing with the rest of the installation)
Installing ri documentation for activerecord-1.14.4…
Installing ri documentation for actionpack-1.12.5…
ERROR: While generating documentation for actionpack-1.12.5
… MESSAGE: Unhandled special: Special: type=17, text=“”
… RDOC args: --ri --op C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/doc/
actionpack-1.12.5/ri
–quiet lib
(continuing with the rest of the installation)
Installing ri documentation for actionmailer-1.2.5…
Installing ri documentation for actionwebservice-1.1.6…
Installing RDoc documentation for activesupport-1.3.1…
Installing RDoc documentation for activerecord-1.14.4…
Installing RDoc documentation for actionpack-1.12.5…
Installing RDoc documentation for actionmailer-1.2.5…
Installing RDoc documentation for actionwebservice-1.1.6…
(Then the prompt returned. I assume that meant the install finished).
So I changed back to /ruby/rails_apps/alpha and tried mongrel_rails
start.
Here is what I got:
C:/ruby/rails_apps/alpha/config/boot.rb:28: undefined method
require_gem' for m ain:Object (NoMethodError) from C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ custom_require.rb:27:i n gem_original_require’
from C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/
custom_require.rb:27:i
n require' from C:/ruby/rails_apps/alpha/config/environment.rb:11 from C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ custom_require.rb:27:i n gem_original_require’
from C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/
custom_require.rb:27:i
n require' from C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.2-x86- mswin32/bin/. ./lib/mongrel/rails.rb:147:in rails’
from C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.2-x86-
mswin32/bin/m
ongrel_rails:113:in cloaker_' from C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.2-x86- mswin32/bin/. ./lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:149:in call’
… 6 levels…
from C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.2-x86-
mswin32/bin/.
./lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in run' from C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.2-x86- mswin32/bin/m ongrel_rails:281 from C:/ruby/ruby/bin/mongrel_rails:19:in load’
from C:/ruby/ruby/bin/mongrel_rails:19
Next I tried ruby script/server instead, and got something similar,
though not as menacing in length:
./script/…/config/boot.rb:28: undefined method require_gem' for main:Object (N oMethodError) from C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ custom_require.rb:27:i n gem_original_require’
from C:/ruby/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/
custom_require.rb:27:i
n `require’
from script/server:2
I tried reinstalling ruby, Instant_Rails, and installed the Ruby Gems
version that was bundled with the app (rubygems-0.9.0). I retrieved
the app via FTP, Filezilla. My job is to make changed to the website.
I was hoping I could get the app up and running locally, unchanged,
before I made any changes. However these errors have shut me down. Any
help on how I can get this up and running locally (or how I screwed
up) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.