# Errors with script/server and script/generate controller

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 9, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errors-with-script-server-and-script-generate-controller/137131 "2008-05-09T07:39:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errors-with-script-server-and-script-generate-controller/137131/1 "2008-05-09T07:39:53Z")

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I have two errors with script/server and script/generate controller. Can  
anyone help me fix them?

With ruby script/server i’m getting this error:  
(I’ve tried to force WEBrick… but it didn’t work).

C:\InstantRails\rails\_apps\demo\>ruby script/server  
=\> Booting Mongrel (use ‘script/server webrick’ to force WEBrick)  
=\> Rails application starting on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000)  
=\> Call with -d to detach  
=\> Ctrl-C to shutdown server  
\*\* Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:3000  
\*\* Starting Rails with development environment…  
Exiting  
C:/InstantRails/rails\_apps/demo/config/environment.rb:44: undefined  
method `time _zone=' for #<Rails::Configuration:0x317863c> (NoMethodError) from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/initial izer.rb:47:in `run’  
from C:/InstantRails/rails\_apps/demo/config/environment.rb:13  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require  
.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require .rb:27:in `require’  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib  
/active\_support/dependencies.rb:496:in `require' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib /active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in `new\_constants\_in’  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib  
/active\_support/dependencies.rb:496:in `require' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.2-x86-mswin 32/bin/../lib/mongrel/rails.rb:147:in `rails’  
… 20 levels…  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/command  
s/server.rb:39  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require  
.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require .rb:27:in `require’  
from script/server:3

C:\InstantRails\rails\_apps\demo\>

I’m getting this error with script/generate controller:

C:\InstantRails\rails\_apps\demo\>ruby script/generate controller Say  
C:/InstantRails/rails\_apps/demo/config/environment.rb:44: undefined  
method `time _zone=' for #<Rails::Configuration:0x2b5406c> (NoMethodError) from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/initial izer.rb:47:in `run’  
from C:/InstantRails/rails\_apps/demo/config/environment.rb:13  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require  
.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require .rb:27:in `require’  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/command  
s/generate.rb:1  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require  
.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require .rb:27:in `require’  
from script/generate:3

C:\InstantRails\rails\_apps\demo\>

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**Author:** ![nbafan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8e8cbc/32.png) [@nbafan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nbafan)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 9:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errors-with-script-server-and-script-generate-controller/137131/2 "2008-05-09T09:40:45Z")

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Short version: aptana/radrails has probably messed with your gems  
Long version (because I got tired of repeating myself):

> **[When Aptana messes with your gems - Space Vatican](https://www.spacevatican.org/2008/5/9/when-aptana-messes-with-your-gems/)**
>
> Recently a fair few people on rubyonrails-talk have been getting strange error messages about config.time\_zone or referring to funny versions of gems …

Fred

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**Author:** ![nbafan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8e8cbc/32.png) [@nbafan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nbafan)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errors-with-script-server-and-script-generate-controller/137131/3 "2008-05-09T18:39:42Z")

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On May 9, 5:03 pm, A\_ Fan [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Frederick C. wrote:
> 
> > Short version: aptana/radrails has probably messed with your gems  
> > Long version (because I got tired of repeating myself):  
> > [When Aptana messes with your gems - Space Vatican](http://www.spacevatican.org/2008/5/9/when-aptana-messes-with-your-gems)
> 
> > Fred
> 
> Thanks. I uninstalled Aptana and removed the gems that ended in .9216,  
> and am still getting an error:

regenerate your app: the generated app still references the bad stuff.

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**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errors-with-script-server-and-script-generate-controller/137131/4 "2008-05-09T18:03:09Z")

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Frederick C. wrote:

> Short version: aptana/radrails has probably messed with your gems  
> Long version (because I got tired of repeating myself):  
> [When Aptana messes with your gems - Space Vatican](http://www.spacevatican.org/2008/5/9/when-aptana-messes-with-your-gems)
> 
> Fred

Thanks. I uninstalled Aptana and removed the gems that ended in .9216,  
and am still getting an error:

C:\InstantRails\rails\_apps\demo\>ruby script/server  
=\> Booting Mongrel (use ‘script/server webrick’ to force WEBrick)  
=\> Rails application starting on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000)  
=\> Call with -d to detach  
=\> Ctrl-C to shutdown server  
\*\* Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:3000  
\*\* Starting Rails with development environment…  
Exiting  
C:/InstantRails/rails\_apps/demo/config/environment.rb:44: undefined  
method `time _zone=' for #<Rails::Configuration:0x31fd9cc> (NoMethodError) from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/initial izer.rb:47:in `run’  
from C:/InstantRails/rails\_apps/demo/config/environment.rb:13  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require  
.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require .rb:27:in `require’  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib  
/active\_support/dependencies.rb:496:in `require' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib /active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in `new\_constants\_in’  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib  
/active\_support/dependencies.rb:496:in `require' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.2-x86-mswin 32/bin/../lib/mongrel/rails.rb:147:in `rails’  
… 20 levels…  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/command  
s/server.rb:39  
from  
C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require  
.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require .rb:27:in `require’  
from script/server:3

C:\InstantRails\rails\_apps\demo\>

This is my list of gems:  
actionmailer (2.0.2)  
actionpack (2.0.2)  
activerecord (2.0.2)  
activeresource (2.0.2)  
activesupport (2.0.2)  
capistrano (2.1.0)  
cgi\_multipart\_eof\_fix (2.5.0)  
cmdparse (2.0.2)  
fxri (0.3.6)  
fxruby (1.6.12)  
gem\_plugin (0.2.3)  
highline (1.4.0)  
hpricot (0.6)  
log4r (1.0.5)  
mongrel (1.1.2)  
mysql (2.7.3)  
needle (1.3.0)  
net-sftp (1.1.0)  
net-ssh (1.1.2)  
rails (2.0.2)  
rake (0.8.1)  
ruby-debug-base (0.10.0)  
ruby-debug-ide (0.1.10)  
rubygems-update (1.1.1)  
sources (0.0.1)  
sqlite3-ruby (1.2.1)  
win32-api (1.0.4)  
win32-clipboard (0.4.3)  
win32-dir (0.3.2)  
win32-eventlog (0.4.6)  
win32-file (0.5.4)  
win32-file-stat (1.2.7)  
win32-process (0.5.3)  
win32-sapi (0.1.4)  
win32-sound (0.4.1)  
windows-api (0.2.0)  
windows-pr (0.7.2)

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**Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errors-with-script-server-and-script-generate-controller/137131/5 "2008-05-10T18:52:20Z")

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On 9 May 2008, at 21:32, A\_ Fan wrote:

> > > Thanks. I uninstalled Aptana and removed the gems that ended in .  
> > > 9216,  
> > > and am still getting an error:
> > 
> > regenerate your app: the generated app still references the bad  
> > stuff.
> 
> I made a new application and it works. However, regarding the app  
> mentioned, how do I regenerate it?  
> Thanks a lot!  
> By regenerate I meant actually create it again.  
> rake rails:update might work.

Fred

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**Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errors-with-script-server-and-script-generate-controller/137131/6 "2008-05-09T22:32:37Z")

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Frederick C. wrote:

> On May 9, 5:03?pm, A\_ Fan [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > Frederick C. wrote:
> > 
> > > Short version: aptana/radrails has probably messed with your gems  
> > > Long version (because I got tired of repeating myself):  
> > > [When Aptana messes with your gems - Space Vatican](http://www.spacevatican.org/2008/5/9/when-aptana-messes-with-your-gems)
> > 
> > > Fred
> > 
> > Thanks. I uninstalled Aptana and removed the gems that ended in .9216,  
> > and am still getting an error:
> 
> regenerate your app: the generated app still references the bad stuff.

I made a new application and it works. However, regarding the app  
mentioned, how do I regenerate it?  
Thanks a lot!
