# Ferret startup problem: Ferret::Analysis::Analyzer not found

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ferret-startup-problem-ferret-analyzer-not-found/138464>\
**Category:** Ferret\
**Created:** [May 23, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ferret-startup-problem-ferret-analyzer-not-found/138464 "2008-05-23T10:09:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![grahamglass](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@grahamglass](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grahamglass)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ferret-startup-problem-ferret-analyzer-not-found/138464/1 "2008-05-23T10:09:47Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m hitting a very basic start-up issue with Ferret.

I did a “gem install ferret” and installed ferret 0.11.5 (mswin32) on my  
Windows XP machine. No problems. Then I did a “gem install  
acts\_as\_ferret” and installed acts\_as\_ferret-0.4.3. Finally I added  
‘require ferret’ and ‘require acts\_as\_ferret’ into my environment.rb.

When I start up Rails 1.2.6, I get the following start-up message; it’s  
not finding the constant Ferret::Analysis::Analyzer. This has got to be  
a very basic issue - can anyone help?

Thanks,  
Graham G. ([http://www.edu20.org](http://www.edu20.org))

== EXCEPTION TRACE ==

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.4/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:263:in  
`load_missing_constant': uninitialized constant Ferret::Analysis::Analyzer (NameError) from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:452:in `const\_missing’  
from  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts\_as\_ferret-0.4.3/lib/ferret\_extensions.rb:17  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in  
`require' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in `require’  
from  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.4/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:342:in  
`new_constants_in' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in `require’  
from  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts\_as\_ferret-0.4.3/lib/acts\_as\_ferret.rb:28  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in  
`require' ... 27 levels... from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.4/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in `new\_constants\_in’  
from  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.4/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:495:in  
`require’  
from ./script/server:3  
from -e:4