# No such file to load

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load/69424>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 16, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load/69424 "2006-02-16T23:50:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/misiek)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load/69424/1 "2006-02-16T23:50:16Z")

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I need to load lib/geocoder

so I added to my controler  
require ‘lib/geocoder’

I am sure I got this file with ‘lib/geocoder’

so what is going on ?

no such file to load – lib/geocoder

RAILS\_ROOT: /home/ftp/workspace/availablezone.com/public/…/config/…  
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in `require__' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in`require’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:214:in  
`require' #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/geocode_controller.rb:4 routing.rb:234:in`traverse\_to\_controller’  
generated/routing/recognition.rb:7:in `eval' generated/routing/recognition.rb:7:in`recognize\_path’

/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in `require__' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in`require’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:214:in  
`require' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:207:in`load’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:39:in  
`require_or_load' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:22:in`depend\_on’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:178:in  
`require_dependency' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:134:in`load\_file!’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:97:in  
`const_load!' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:80:in`const\_load!’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:72:in  
`const_missing' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/routing.rb:234:in`traverse\_to\_controller’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action\_controller/routing.rb:458:in  
`recognize!' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in`dispatch’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/fcgi\_handler.rb:141:in  
`process_request' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/fcgi_handler.rb:53:in`process!’  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/fcgi.rb:600:in `each_cgi' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/fcgi.rb:597:in`each\_cgi’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/fcgi\_handler.rb:52:in  
`process!' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/fcgi_handler.rb:22:in`process!’  
/home/ftp/workspace/availablezone.com/public/dispatch.fcgi:24

/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in `require__' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in`require’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:214:in  
`require' #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/geocode_controller.rb:4 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:207:in`load’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:39:in  
`require_or_load' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:22:in`depend\_on’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:178:in  
`require_dependency' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:134:in`load\_file!’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:97:in  
`const_load!' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:80:in`const\_load!’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:72:in  
`const_missing' routing.rb:234:in`traverse\_to\_controller’  
generated/routing/recognition.rb:7:in `eval' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/routing.rb:234:in`traverse\_to\_controller’  
generated/routing/recognition.rb:7:in `recognize_path' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/routing.rb:458:in`recognize!’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in  
`dispatch' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/fcgi_handler.rb:141:in`process\_request’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/fcgi\_handler.rb:53:in  
`process!' /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/fcgi.rb:600:in`each\_cgi’  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/fcgi.rb:597:in `each_cgi' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/fcgi_handler.rb:52:in`process!’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/fcgi\_handler.rb:22:in  
`process!’  
/home/ftp/workspace/availablezone.com/public/dispatch.fcgi:24

This error occured while loading the following files:

/home/ftp/workspace/availablezone.com/public/…/config/…/app/controllers/geocode\_controller.rb  
lib/geocoder

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**Author:** ![misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/misiek)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load/69424/2 "2006-02-17T17:35:55Z")

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On 2/17/06, misiek [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I need to load lib/geocoder

If you have installed geocoder via rubygems try  
require ‘rubygems’  
require ‘geocoder’

Prasad

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**Author:** ![misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/misiek)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load/69424/3 "2006-02-18T16:13:07Z")

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DÅ?a Piatok 17 Február 2006 17:34 G.Durga P. napísal:

> On 2/17/06, misiek [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > I need to load lib/geocoder
> 
> If you have installed geocoder via rubygems try  
> require ‘rubygems’  
> require ‘geocoder’
> 
> Prasad

Rails is only distributed via gems to my knowledge, so that should be  
already  
done in any code it runs.

David V.