# "NoMethodError" while running Rake **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 21, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-while-running-rake/180521 "2009-12-21T05:39:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dwhitekiss)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-while-running-rake/180521/1 "2009-12-21T05:39:34Z")
Hi All, I was able to match the development database and migration will when running rake db:migrate I am trying to understand the error logs generated when running rake. $ rake (in /home/user/projects/emporium) /usr/bin/ruby1.8 -I"lib:test" “/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/ lib/rake/rake\_test\_loader.rb” “test/unit/author\_test.rb” “test/unit/ helpers/about\_helper\_test.rb” ./test/unit/author\_test.rb:4: undefined method `fixtures' for AuthorTest:Class (NoMethodError) from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake/ rake_test_loader.rb:5:in `load’ from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake/ rake\_test\_loader.rb:5 from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake/ rake\_test\_loader.rb:5:in `each’ from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake/ rake\_test\_loader.rb:5 /usr/bin/ruby1.8 -I"lib:test" “/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/ lib/rake/rake\_test\_loader.rb” “test/functional/ about\_controller\_test.rb” Loaded suite /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake/ rake\_test\_loader Started Now I am not sure anymore if I was not able to define the fixtures or where should it be corrected. D – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). ---
**Author:** ![dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dwhitekiss)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 9:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-while-running-rake/180521/2 "2009-12-21T09:37:49Z")
On Dec 21, 4:38 am, dwhitekiss [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi All, > Now I am not sure anymore if I was not able to define the fixtures or > where should it be corrected. What does author\_test.rb look like ? (Additionally these days you might as well just stick fixtures :all in test\_helper.rb rather than specifying them in individual test files) Fred > D – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). ---
**Author:** ![dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dwhitekiss)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-while-running-rake/180521/3 "2009-12-21T15:27:15Z")
On Dec 21, 11:17 am, dwhitekiss [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > _author\_test.rb_ > > require File.dirname( **FILE** ) + ‘/…/test\_helper’ > class AuthorTest \< Test::Unit::TestCase > fixtures :authors Pre Rails 2.3 rails used to add a bunch of methods to Test::Unit::TestCase (such as stuff to do with fixtures). Post Rails 2.3 it no longer does that. If you want your test cases to have access to rails specific stuff, your test cases should inherit from ActiveSupport::TestCase Fred > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote: > > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\ > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). ---
**Author:** ![dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dwhitekiss)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-while-running-rake/180521/4 "2009-12-21T20:33:24Z")
Thanks Freddie - it worked. There is another error which I am currently searching for answer but maybe you already have? Processing ApplicationController#index (for 127.0.0.1 at 2009-12-22 03:15:41) [GET] ActionController::RoutingError (No route matches “/admin/author/new” with {:method=\>:get}): /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’ Rendering rescues/layout (not\_found) D On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:26 PM, Frederick C. \< removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote: > Test::Unit::TestCase (such as stuff to do with fixtures). > > > end > > > > > > Now I am not sure anymore if I was not able to define the fixtures or > > > > – > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). ---
**Author:** ![dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dwhitekiss)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-while-running-rake/180521/5 "2009-12-21T20:39:24Z")
Dwhitekiss Dwhitekiss wrote: > _author\_test.rb_ > > require File.dirname( **FILE** ) + ‘/…/test\_helper’ > class AuthorTest \< Test::Unit::TestCase > fixtures :authors Rails fixtures are horrible things. Avoid them. Use Machinist or similar. Also consider RSpec instead of Test::Unit. > def test\_name > author = Author.create(:first\_name =\> ‘Joel’,:last\_name =\> > ‘Spolsky’) > assert\_equal ‘Joel Spolsky’, author.name > end > end ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dwhitekiss)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-while-running-rake/180521/6 "2009-12-21T22:36:20Z")
On Dec 21, 7:31 pm, dwhitekiss [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Thanks Freddie - it worked. > > There is another error which I am currently searching for answer but maybe > you already have? That’s just rails’ equivalent of a 404. Fred > /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in `start’ > > > > ``` > > > assert_equal 'Joel Spolsky', author.name > > > > > > ``` > > > > > > > > Now I am not sure anymore if I was not able to define the fixtures or > > > > > – > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). ---
**Author:** ![dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@dwhitekiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dwhitekiss)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-while-running-rake/180521/7 "2009-12-21T12:19:22Z")
_author\_test.rb_ require File.dirname( **FILE** ) + ‘/…/test\_helper’ class AuthorTest \< Test::Unit::TestCase fixtures :authors def test\_name author = Author.create(:first\_name =\> ‘Joel’,:last\_name =\> ‘Spolsky’) assert\_equal ‘Joel Spolsky’, author.name end end On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Frederick C. \< removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote: > specifying them in individual test files) > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > . > For more options, visit this group at > [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en).