# GLoc Internationalization Plugin error **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 3, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gloc-internationalization-plugin-error/116155 "2007-10-03T00:16:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![simon1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@simon1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/simon1)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gloc-internationalization-plugin-error/116155/1 "2007-10-03T00:16:38Z")
Hi, I just installed the GLoc plugin, and set up my application to use symbols instead of hard coded strings. I did this for the English, language, and everything worked like a charm. I then added a fr.yml (french translation file) to the /lang directory, and suddenly the application won’t load any views. here is a dump of the error I am getting: "és " ./script/…/config/…/vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc-internal.rb:147:in `iconv' ./script/../config/../vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc-internal.rb:147:in`\_set\_valu e\_charset’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc.rb:181:in `actual_load_locali zed_strings' ./script/../config/../vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc.rb:180:in`each’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc.rb:180:in `actual_load_locali zed_strings' ./script/../config/../vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc.rb:179:in`open’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc.rb:179:in `actual_load_locali zed_strings' ./script/../config/../vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc.rb:166:in`each’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc.rb:166:in `actual_load_locali zed_strings' ./script/../config/../vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc-dev.rb:76:in`\_assert\_gloc\_st rings\_up\_to\_date’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc-dev.rb:74:in `each' ./script/../config/../vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc-dev.rb:74:in`\_assert\_gloc\_st rings\_up\_to\_date’ (eval):3:in `_l' ./script/../config/../vendor/plugins/gloc/lib/gloc.rb:17:in`l’ ./script/…/config/…/app/models/operator\_ap\_record.rb:43 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies. rb:203:in `load_without_new_constant_marking' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies. rb:203:in`load\_file’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies. rb:342:in `new_constants_in' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies. rb:202:in`load\_file’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies. rb:94:in `require_or_load' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies. rb:60:in`depend\_on’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies. rb:442:in `require_dependency' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/ deprecated_d ependencies.rb:54:in`require\_dependencies’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/ deprecated\_d ependencies.rb:52:in `each' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/ deprecated_d ependencies.rb:52:in`require\_dependencies’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/ deprecated\_d ependencies.rb:12:in `model_without_deprecation' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/ deprecation.r b:94:in`model’ ./script/…/config/…/app/controllers/application.rb:42 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies. rb:203:in `load_without_new_constant_marking' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies. rb:203:in`load\_file’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies. rb:342:in `new_constants_in' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies. rb:202:in`load\_file’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies. rb:94:in `require_or_load' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies. rb:60:in`depend\_on’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies. rb:442:in `require_dependency' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/dispatcher.rb:110:in`prepare\_applic ation’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/dispatcher.rb:39:in `dispatch' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/webrick_server.rb:113:in`handle\_dis patch’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/webrick\_server.rb:79:in `service' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in`service’ /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in`start\_thread’ /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in`start\_thread’ /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in`each’ /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in`start’ /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/webrick_server.rb:63:in`dispatch’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/commands/servers/ webrick.rb:59 /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_requi re' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies. rb:495:in `require' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies. rb:342:in`new\_constants\_in’ /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies. rb:495:in `require' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/commands/server.rb:39 /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`gem\_original\_requi re’ /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `require’ script/server:3 I have checked that iconv is properly installed (looked on the wiki, and through irb tried “require ‘iconv’”, which returns true), so I don’t think that is the issue. I have also tried setting the encoding for the french file using the set\_charset function, where i tried setting it to both utf8 and ISO-8859-1, both of which should support the accented characters, but this also didn’t work. Has anybody else used GLoc, and have any advice? I’m can’t seem to get to the route of the problem of why simply adding a new language file causes this huge crash. Thanks, Simon