# Mechanize failure **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 21, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-failure/86329 "2007-02-21T14:42:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regularfry)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-failure/86329/1 "2007-02-21T14:42:39Z")
Hi all, Does anybody recognise this? $ gem check -t mechanize ERROR: While executing gem … (NameError) method `use\_ssl?’ not defined in Net::HTTP This is on a Debian system, so I’ve probably forgotten an apt-get install somewhere, but I can’t spot which one: $ dpkg -l | grep ruby ii libmysql-ruby1 2.4.5-6.1 MySQL module for Ruby 1.8 ii libopenssl-rub 1.0.0+ruby1.8. OpenSSL interface for Ruby ii libruby1.8 1.8.2-7sarge5 Libraries necessary to run Ruby 1.8 ii rdoc 1.8.2-1 Generate documentation from ruby source file ii ruby 1.8.2-1 An interpreter of object-oriented scripting ii ruby1.8 1.8.2-7sarge5 Interpreter of object-oriented scripting lan ii ruby1.8-dev 1.8.2-7sarge5 Header files for compiling extension modules ---
**Author:** ![regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regularfry)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-failure/86329/2 "2007-02-21T14:48:40Z")
On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 10:41:17PM +0900, Alex Y. wrote: > $ dpkg -l | grep ruby > ii libmysql-ruby1 2.4.5-6.1 MySQL module for Ruby 1.8 > ii libopenssl-rub 1.0.0+ruby1.8. OpenSSL interface for Ruby > […] You’re cut off there for some reason, but you should make sure you have libopenssl-ruby1.8 installed, not just libopenssl-ruby. > Alex > –Greg ---
**Author:** ![regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regularfry)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-failure/86329/3 "2007-02-21T14:54:40Z")
Gregory S. wrote: > > This is on a Debian system, so I’ve probably forgotten an apt-get Ah. Thanks. Any idea what the difference between the two is, and when you’d want one rather than the other? ---
**Author:** ![regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regularfry)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-failure/86329/4 "2007-02-21T14:57:40Z")
Gregory S. wrote: > > This is on a Debian system, so I’ve probably forgotten an apt-get That doesn’t seem to be the issue: $ sudo apt-get install libopenssl-ruby1.8 libopenssl-ruby Reading Package Lists… Done Building Dependency Tree… Done libopenssl-ruby1.8 is already the newest version. libopenssl-ruby is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. $ sudo gem check -t mechanize ERROR: While executing gem … (NameError) method `use\_ssl?’ not defined in Net::HTTP ---
**Author:** ![regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regularfry)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-failure/86329/5 "2007-02-21T14:59:40Z")
On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 10:54:01PM +0900, Alex Y. wrote: > > > > > > > libopenssl-ruby1.8 installed, not just libopenssl-ruby. > > Ah. Thanks. Any idea what the difference between the two is, and when > you’d want one rather than the other? Compare: apt-cache policy libopenssl-ruby apt-cache policy libopenssl-ruby1.8 It looks like libopenssl-ruby is targeted at ruby 1.8.2. > Alex > –Greg ---
**Author:** ![regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regularfry)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-failure/86329/6 "2007-02-21T15:09:42Z")
On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 10:57:04PM +0900, Alex Y. wrote: > > > > > > > libopenssl-ruby1.8 installed, not just libopenssl-ruby. > > ERROR: While executing gem … (NameError) > > method `use\_ssl?’ not defined in Net::HTTP Well, it was a thought. Trying it on my Debian box, I find that I can install mechanize and it seems to work okay, but sudo gem check -t mechanize produces: ./test/test\_includes.rb:5: warning: already initialized constant BASE\_DIR ./test/test\_includes.rb:32: warning: already initialized constant SERVLETS ./test/test\_includes.rb:35: warning: already initialized constant PAGE\_CACHE ./test/test\_includes.rb:110: warning: already initialized constant PORT ./test/test\_includes.rb:111: warning: already initialized constant PROXYPORT ./test/test\_includes.rb:112: warning: already initialized constant SSLPORT /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- test/htdocs/alt_text.html (LoadError) from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’ from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/validator.rb:134:in `unit_test' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/validator.rb:134:in`each’ from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/validator.rb:134:in `unit_test' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_commands.rb:680:in`execute’ from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command.rb:70:in `invoke' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/cmd_manager.rb:120:in`process\_args’ from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/cmd\_manager.rb:91:in `run' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:30:in`run’ from /usr/local/bin/gem:17 …so at least I get a different error. It’s possible that there is some assumption about where I have RubyGems installed (/usr/local) that’s causing a problem. Here’s my system: % dpkg -l ‘_ruby_’ | grep ii ii libopenssl-ruby 1.0.0+ruby1.8.2-1 OpenSSL interface for Ruby ii libopenssl-ruby1.8 1.8.5-3 OpenSSL interface for Ruby 1.8 ii libreadline-ruby1.8 1.8.5-3 Readline interface for Ruby 1.8 ii librmagick-ruby 1.13.0-1 ImageMagick API for Ruby ii librmagick-ruby1.8 1.13.0-1 ImageMagick API for Ruby ii libruby1.8 1.8.5-3 Libraries necessary to run Ruby 1.8 ii postgresql-8.1-plruby 0.5.0-1 Ruby procedural language for PostgreSQL ii ruby 1.8.2-1 An interpreter of object-oriented scripting ii ruby1.8 1.8.5-3 Interpreter of object-oriented scripting lan ii ruby1.8-dev 1.8.5-3 Header files for compiling extension modules > Alex > –Greg ---
**Author:** ![regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regularfry)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-failure/86329/7 "2007-02-21T16:10:50Z")
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:58:08 +0900, Gregory S. wrote: > > > > method `use\_ssl?’ not defined in Net::HTTP > > > > You’re cut off there for some reason, but you should make sure you have > > > > It looks like libopenssl-ruby is targeted at ruby 1.8.2. > > > > Wrong! libopenssl-ruby is simply a dummy package designed to install the appropriate version of the package for the appropriate version of the interpreter. By installing ruby, you get ruby 1.8 pulled in as a dependancy (as opposed to ruby 1.9). Likewise, by installing libopenssl-ruby, you get libopenssl-ruby1.8 as opposed to 1.9. One day when 2.0 becomes the new stable, you’ll be upgraded to ruby2.0 and libopenssl-ruby2.0 automatically because they’ll be the new dependancies for the dummy package. Package: libopenssl-ruby [snip part of the description] Description: OpenSSL interface for Ruby This package makes Ruby to be able to use OpenSSL. It includes HTTP and TELNET protocols’ SSL/TLS support. . This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Ruby version (currently 1.8.x). ---
**Author:** ![regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@regularfry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regularfry)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-failure/86329/8 "2007-02-21T15:43:45Z")
Gregory S. wrote: > > > > method `use\_ssl?’ not defined in Net::HTTP > > > > You’re cut off there for some reason, but you should make sure you have > > > > It looks like libopenssl-ruby is targeted at ruby 1.8.2. > > > > Just for information, debian packages work this way: for each ruby > > > > thing packaged for debian, there are (at least) two packages a > > > > lib…-ruby and a lib…ruby1.8. The former is empty and depends on the > > > > latter and is there to make the transition to newer versions of ruby > > > > more easy (for the maintainers). packagers can also choose to provide a > > > > -ruby1.9 version. (this is not true for all packages, but for the > > > > greatest majority). Vince, waiting to get upload rights to the debian archive…