# Opening old project

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-old-project/170805>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 23, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-old-project/170805 "2009-06-23T01:00:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Luciano)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-old-project/170805/1 "2009-06-23T01:00:54Z")

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Hello there,

On friend asked me to update his rails app…

But it’s app was made with Rails 1.2.3 and I can not start it on my  
computer, Leopard, Rails 2.3

Does anybody have any advice on opening and updating old projects?

thanks!

Luciano

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**Author:** ![Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Luciano)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-old-project/170805/2 "2009-06-23T01:08:24Z")

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Luciano wrote:

> Hello there,
> 
> On friend asked me to update his rails app…
> 
> But it’s app was made with Rails 1.2.3 and I can not start it on my  
> computer, Leopard, Rails 2.3
> 
> Does anybody have any advice on opening and updating old projects?
> 
> thanks!
> 
> Luciano

Do you have Rails 1.2.3 installed or in the app’s vendor/rails  
directory? If so, what errors are you getting? Just saying “it doesn’t  
work” is not helpful.

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Luciano)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-old-project/170805/3 "2009-06-23T01:20:12Z")

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Hello Marnen,

I’m sorry for this short description!

this is the erro I got:

bb25452e:vavaribeiro bonacode$ ruby script/server  
./script/…/config/boot.rb:25:Warning: Gem::SourceIndex#search support  
for String patterns is deprecated  
=\> Booting Mongrel (use ‘script/server webrick’ to force WEBrick)  
=\> Rails application starting on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000)  
=\> Call with -d to detach  
=\> Ctrl-C to shutdown server  
\*\* Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:3000  
\*\* Starting Rails with development environment…  
Exiting  
/Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in  
`gem_original_require': no such file to load -- zip/zip (MissingSourceFile) from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require’  
from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/  
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/  
dependencies.rb:495:in `require' from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:342:in `new\_constants\_in’  
from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/  
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/  
dependencies.rb:495:in `require' from ./script/../config/../lib/environment_extend.rb:12 from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:488:in `load’  
from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/  
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/  
dependencies.rb:488:in `load' from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:342:in `new\_constants\_in’  
… 28 levels…  
from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/  
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/commands/server.rb:39  
from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in  
`gem_original_require' from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require’  
from script/server:3  
bb25452e:vavaribeiro bonacode$

thanks

Luciano

On Jun 22, 8:08 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser \<rails-mailing-l…@andreas-

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**Author:** ![Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Luciano)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-old-project/170805/4 "2009-06-23T14:07:29Z")

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On 23 June, 00:19, Luciano [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hello Marnen,
> 
> I’m sorry for this short description!
> 
> this is the erro I got:
> 
> …

It looks like you’re missing a gem as well. You should check what  
gems are required for this project.

Robin

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 5:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-old-project/170805/5 "2009-06-23T05:56:32Z")

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to start the old project as it is in your system you have to install  
rails 1.2.3 So do this  
gem install rails -v=1.2.3

Sijo

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**Author:** ![Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Luciano)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-old-project/170805/6 "2009-06-23T14:26:49Z")

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Sijo,

thanks for your advice, I installed Rails 1.2.3

but I think Robin is right, I must install some missing gems, I am  
still getting those gems errors…

thanks to all you guys!

Luciano

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**Author:** ![Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Luciano)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-old-project/170805/7 "2009-06-23T19:18:33Z")

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You’re missing the rubyzip gem.

–Matt J.

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**Author:** ![Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@Luciano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Luciano)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-old-project/170805/8 "2009-06-23T19:42:03Z")

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thank you very much Matt!

[]s

Luciano