# Rails application generator fails after installing version 3.beta4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 17, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-application-generator-fails-after-installing-version-3-beta4/190320 "2010-06-17T17:01:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stewart](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@Stewart](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Stewart)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-application-generator-fails-after-installing-version-3-beta4/190320/1 "2010-06-17T17:01:45Z")
Hi, I have some free time today so I am having a look at beta4 of rails3. I am using RVM and just installed ruby version… ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-07-18 trunk 24186) [i386-darwin9.8.0] I installed rails too with no problem. When I try and generate a new application I get the following output ~/code/rails $ rails new rails3\_test --skip-git create create README create Rakefile create [config.ru](http://config.ru) create Gemfile create app create app/controllers/application\_controller.rb create app/helpers/application\_helper.rb create app/views/layouts/application.html.erb create app/models create config create config/routes.rb create config/application.rb create config/environment.rb create config/environments create config/environments/development.rb create config/environments/production.rb create config/environments/test.rb create config/initializers create config/initializers/backtrace\_silencers.rb create config/initializers/inflections.rb create config/initializers/mime\_types.rb create config/initializers/secret\_token.rb create config/initializers/session\_store.rb create config/locales create config/locales/en.yml create config/boot.rb create config/database.yml create db create db/seeds.rb create doc create doc/README\_FOR\_APP create lib /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ railties-3.0.0.beta4/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app\_generator.rb: 22:in `empty_directory_with_gitkeep': protected method `empty\_directory\_with\_gitkeep’ called for #Rails::Generators::AppGenerator:0x4f3c4c (NoMethodError) from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ railties-3.0.0.beta4/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app\_generator.rb: 87:in `lib' from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ railties-3.0.0.beta4/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb: 335:in `build’ from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ railties-3.0.0.beta4/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app\_generator.rb: 255:in `create_lib_files' from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ thor-0.13.6/lib/thor/task.rb:33:in `run’ from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ thor-0.13.6/lib/thor/invocation.rb:109:in `block in invoke' from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ thor-0.13.6/lib/thor/invocation.rb:118:in `each’ from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ thor-0.13.6/lib/thor/invocation.rb:118:in `map' from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ thor-0.13.6/lib/thor/invocation.rb:118:in `invoke’ from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ thor-0.13.6/lib/thor/group.rb:36:in `block in start' from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ thor-0.13.6/lib/thor/base.rb:378:in `start’ from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ thor-0.13.6/lib/thor/group.rb:29:in `start' from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ railties-3.0.0.beta4/lib/rails/commands/application.rb:18:in `\’ from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ railties-3.0.0.beta4/lib/rails/cli.rb:30:in `require' from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ railties-3.0.0.beta4/lib/rails/cli.rb:30:in `\’ from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ rails-3.0.0.beta4/bin/rails:2:in `require' from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/gems/ rails-3.0.0.beta4/bin/rails:2:in `\’ from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/bin/rails: 19:in `load' from /Users/stewartmatheson/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview1/bin/rails: 19:in `’ I guessed that there was a problem with git so thats why I used skip git. It did not work though. Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Stewart](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@Stewart](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Stewart)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-application-generator-fails-after-installing-version-3-beta4/190320/2 "2010-06-17T20:25:23Z")
I am using ruby 1.8.7, when running : rails new rails3\_test --skip-git I have no problem with that. Are you sure that you installed rails 3 correctly including all dependencies? what happen if you try : rails new rails3\_test > I guessed that there was a problem with git so thats why I used skip > git. It did not work though. Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong? I am not sure you are right because if it is git problem you will get stopped at first directory creation, make sure your RVM gem list of ruby 1.9.7 contains all dependencies gem for rails 3 beta 4 Yacobus Reinhart [www.reinhartlab.com](http://www.reinhartlab.com) ---
**Author:** ![Stewart](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@Stewart](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Stewart)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-application-generator-fails-after-installing-version-3-beta4/190320/3 "2010-06-17T21:29:24Z")
I am running 1.9.2 not 1.9.7 but I am going to assume your talking about 1.9.2 and its a typo 🙂 ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-07-18 trunk 24186) [i386-darwin9.8.0] is the version I am running. I used RVM to install ruby 1.9.2 “rvm install 1.9.2” All of the gems seem to be installed correctly. Here is my list ~/code/rails $ gem list \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* abstract (1.0.0) actionmailer (3.0.0.beta4) actionpack (3.0.0.beta4) activemodel (3.0.0.beta4) activerecord (3.0.0.beta4) activeresource (3.0.0.beta4) activesupport (3.0.0.beta4) arel (0.4.0) builder (2.1.2) bundler (0.9.26) cgi\_multipart\_eof\_fix (2.5.0) daemons (1.0.10) erubis (2.6.5) fastthread (1.0.7) gem\_plugin (0.2.3) git (1.2.5) i18n (0.4.1) mail (2.2.4) mime-types (1.16) mysql (2.8.1) nifty-generators (0.4.0) polyglot (0.3.1) rack (1.1.0) rack-mount (0.6.4) rack-test (0.5.4) rails (3.0.0.beta4) railties (3.0.0.beta4) rake (0.8.7) rdoc (2.5.8) rubygems-update (1.3.7) sys-proctable (0.9.0 x86-darwin-8) thor (0.13.6) treetop (1.4.8) tzinfo (0.3.22) I have tried the command with out skip git and I get the same problem. Thanks for your reply. Anymore ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Stewart](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@Stewart](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Stewart)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-application-generator-fails-after-installing-version-3-beta4/190320/4 "2010-06-20T00:58:40Z")
I just fixed this problem. I had ruby 1.9.2 preview 1, removed it, and installed preview 3. Everything worked fine afterward.