# Problem running rake test

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-running-rake-test/196884>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 20, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-running-rake-test/196884 "2009-01-20T12:54:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-running-rake-test/196884/1 "2009-01-20T12:54:58Z")

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I’m using the One-click 1.8.7rc2 Ruby Windows installer, everything  
has been working fine up till now, when i want to start getting into  
testing, i got this error, any reason why?

C:/Ruby/bin/ruby -Ilib;test “C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/  
lib/rake/rake\_test\_loader.rb” “test/unit/word\_test.rb”  
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/erb.rb:469:in `scan': You have a nil object when you didn't expect it! (NoMethodError) You might have expected an instance of Array. The error occurred while evaluating nil.empty? from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/erb.rb:525:in`compile’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/erb.rb:692:in `initialize' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/ action_view/template_handlers/erb.rb:51:in`new’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/  
action\_view/template\_handlers/erb.rb:51:in `compile' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/ action_view/template_handler.rb:11:in`call’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/  
action\_view/renderable.rb:21:in `_unmemoized_compiled_source' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/ active_support/memoizable.rb:57:in`compiled\_source’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/  
active\_support/memoizable.rb:25:in ` __send__' ... 24 levels... from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/lib/rake/ rake_test_loader.rb:5:in`load’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/lib/rake/  
rake\_test\_loader.rb:5  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/lib/rake/  
rake\_test\_loader.rb:5:in `each' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/lib/rake/ rake_test_loader.rb:5 C:/Ruby/bin/ruby -Ilib;test "C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/ lib/rake/rake_test_loader.rb" "test/functional/admin/words_controller _test.rb" "test/functional/words_controller_test.rb" C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/erb.rb:469:in`scan’: You have a nil object when  
you didn’t expect it! (NoMethodError)  
You might have expected an instance of Array.  
The error occurred while evaluating nil.empty?  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/erb.rb:525:in `compile' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/erb.rb:692:in`initialize’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/  
action\_view/template\_handlers/erb.rb:51:in `new' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/ action_view/template_handlers/erb.rb:51:in`compile’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/  
action\_view/template\_handler.rb:11:in `call' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.2.2/lib/ action_view/renderable.rb:21:in`\_unmemoized\_compiled\_source’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/  
active\_support/memoizable.rb:57:in `compiled_source' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/ active_support/memoizable.rb:25:in` **send** ’  
… 24 levels…  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/lib/rake/  
rake\_test\_loader.rb:5:in `load' from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/lib/rake/ rake_test_loader.rb:5 from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/lib/rake/ rake_test_loader.rb:5:in`each’  
from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/lib/rake/  
rake\_test\_loader.rb:5  
C:/Ruby/bin/ruby -Ilib;test “C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/  
lib/rake/rake\_test\_loader.rb”  
Errors running test:units and test:functionals!