# NameError - Scruffy and Gruff - **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 12, 2007, 7:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-scruffy-and-gruff/111846 "2007-08-12T07:51:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amslonewolf)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 7:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-scruffy-and-gruff/111846/1 "2007-08-12T07:51:01Z")
I am trying to generate some charts using Scruffy or Gruff… But both of them are failing with NameError. I am a noob and googled a lot. Any help on how to fix these errors. D:/Screener/Scruffy.rb:2: uninitialized constant Scruffy (NameError) ./gruff.rb:4: uninitialized constant Gruff (NameError) from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’ from D:/Screener/gruff.rb:2 from -e:1:in `load’ from -e:1 ---
**Author:** ![amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amslonewolf)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-scruffy-and-gruff/111846/2 "2007-08-12T08:36:13Z")
Hey John - I reinstalled scruffy using the include dependencies option, but still the same error… require ‘rubygems’ require ‘scruffy’ graph = Scruffy::Graph.new graph.title = “Comparative Agent Performance” graph.value\_formatter = Scruffy::Formatters::Percentage.new(:precision =\> 0) graph.add :stacked do |stacked| stacked.add :bar, ‘Jack’, [30, 60, 49, 29, 100, 120] stacked.add :bar, ‘Jill’, [120, 240, 0, 100, 140, 20] stacked.add :bar, ‘Hill’, [10, 10, 90, 20, 40, 10] end graph.point\_markers = [‘Jan’, ‘Feb’, ‘Mar’, ‘Apr’, ‘May’, ‘Jun’] > ruby Scruffy.rb > ./scruffy.rb:4: uninitialized constant Scruffy (NameError) > from d:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in > `gem_original_require' from d:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’ > from Scruffy.rb:2 > Exit code: 1 ---
**Author:** ![amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amslonewolf)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-scruffy-and-gruff/111846/3 "2007-08-12T07:59:11Z")
On Aug 12, 2007, at 12:51 AM, Ams L. wrote: > ## from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require’ from D:/Screener/gruff.rb:2 from -e:1:in `load’ from -e:1 > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). Posting code is better, but make sure you use require ‘rubygems’ require ‘gemname’ (where gemname is scruffy or whatever gem you are using) Also make sure you install a gem using gem install gemname --include-dependencies So you can make sure you are not missing anything. ---
**Author:** ![amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amslonewolf)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 1:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-scruffy-and-gruff/111846/4 "2007-08-12T13:48:16Z")
Logan C. wrote: > On 8/12/07, Ams L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > =\> 0) > > `gem_original_require' from d:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require’ > > from Scruffy.rb:2 > > > > > Exit code: 1 > > Don’t name your script scruffy.rb. Ruby will always look in the current > directory first for files to require. You are requiring your own script > file > by accident. 🙂 Actually it won’t. “.” is in $: the last entry. Regards Stefan ---
**Author:** ![amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amslonewolf)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-scruffy-and-gruff/111846/5 "2007-08-12T13:35:33Z")
On 8/12/07, Ams L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > =\> 0) > `gem_original_require' from d:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require’ > from Scruffy.rb:2 > > > Exit code: 1 Don’t name your script scruffy.rb. Ruby will always look in the current directory first for files to require. You are requiring your own script file by accident. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@amslonewolf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amslonewolf)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-scruffy-and-gruff/111846/6 "2007-08-12T14:56:42Z")
On 8/12/07, Stefan R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Don’t name your script scruffy.rb. Ruby will always look in the current > > directory first for files to require. You are requiring your own script > > file > > by accident. 🙂 > > Actually it won’t. “.” is in $: the last entry. Sorry, I said “ruby” when I really meant “gems”: C:\Documents and Settings\Logan\>type mechanize.rb puts “I am not the real mechanize” C:\Documents and Settings\Logan\>gem list mechanize \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* mechanize (0.6.4) Mechanize provides automated web-browsing C:\Documents and Settings\Logan\>irb irb(main):001:0\> require ‘rubygems’ =\> false irb(main):002:0\> require ‘mechanize’ I am not the real mechanize =\> true This is because rubygems rescues LoadError to install its magic IIRC. If ruby can find the lib without gem’s help, the path to the gem never gets added to $LOAD\_PATH Regards