# RaislsEdge - where to get latest javascripts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 8, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/raislsedge-where-to-get-latest-javascripts/51890 "2006-01-08T20:32:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsaccon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/raislsedge-where-to-get-latest-javascripts/51890/1 "2006-01-08T20:32:12Z")
To play with RJS I just made a “rake freeze edge”. But this copies only the libs into vendor/rails and any attempt of “rake update\_javascripts” fails. But all the he required javascripts are there, at: BASEPATH/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_view/helpers/javascripts/ Except of prototype, they seem to have no version number, so I am asking whether I should take those javascript files from there or checkout the whole rails trunk and get them form Dir[RAILTIES\_PATH + ‘/html/javascripts/\*.js’] ? ---
**Author:** ![rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsaccon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/raislsedge-where-to-get-latest-javascripts/51890/2 "2006-01-08T20:41:15Z")
> Except of prototype, they seem to have no version number, so I am asking ## “rake update\_javascripts” – that’ll give you the latest javascripts from the current Rails you’re running. And when you’re running edge, that means edge js. David Heinemeier H. [http://www.loudthinking.com](http://www.loudthinking.com) – Broadcasting Brain [http://www.basecamphq.com](http://www.basecamphq.com) – Online project management [http://www.backpackit.com](http://www.backpackit.com) – Personal information manager [http://www.rubyonrails.com](http://www.rubyonrails.com) – Web-application framework ---
**Author:** ![rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsaccon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/raislsedge-where-to-get-latest-javascripts/51890/3 "2006-01-08T20:44:16Z")
A quick look at the soure repository shows that the javascripts are from the same revison, so now maybe I should change my question: why do we have the same set of scripts at two diffferent locations ? ---
**Author:** ![rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsaccon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/raislsedge-where-to-get-latest-javascripts/51890/4 "2006-01-08T20:44:17Z")
> > Except of prototype, they seem to have no version number, so I am asking > > “rake update\_javascripts” – that’ll give you the latest javascripts > from the current Rails you’re running. And when you’re running edge, > that means edge js. ## Wups, seems that you already did that. What’s the failure? David Heinemeier H. [http://www.loudthinking.com](http://www.loudthinking.com) – Broadcasting Brain [http://www.basecamphq.com](http://www.basecamphq.com) – Online project management [http://www.backpackit.com](http://www.backpackit.com) – Personal information manager [http://www.rubyonrails.com](http://www.rubyonrails.com) – Web-application framework ---
**Author:** ![rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsaccon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/raislsedge-where-to-get-latest-javascripts/51890/5 "2006-01-08T20:47:27Z")
> A quick look at the soure repository shows that the javascripts are from the > same revison, so now maybe I should change my question: why do we have the > same set of scripts at two diffferent locations ? ## Because they need to go in both the Rails package and in the Action Pack package. Believe it or not, the later can actually be used as a stand-alone framework :). Not a ton of people are doing that, though. David Heinemeier H. [http://www.loudthinking.com](http://www.loudthinking.com) – Broadcasting Brain [http://www.basecamphq.com](http://www.basecamphq.com) – Online project management [http://www.backpackit.com](http://www.backpackit.com) – Personal information manager [http://www.rubyonrails.com](http://www.rubyonrails.com) – Web-application framework ---
**Author:** ![rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsaccon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/raislsedge-where-to-get-latest-javascripts/51890/6 "2006-01-08T20:47:27Z")
On 1/8/06, Roberto S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > A quick look at the soure repository shows that the javascripts are from the > same revison, so now maybe I should change my question: why do we have the > same set of scripts at two diffferent locations ? Action Pack has its own JS so that it can be used independently of Rails. Running “rake update\_javascripts” copies the scripts from Railties’ html/javascripts/ directory. Both sets of scripts should always be identical. – sam ---
**Author:** ![rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsaccon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/raislsedge-where-to-get-latest-javascripts/51890/7 "2006-01-08T20:53:31Z")
thanks, now everything makes sense ! ---
**Author:** ![rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsaccon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 9:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/raislsedge-where-to-get-latest-javascripts/51890/8 "2006-03-13T09:50:02Z")
(wow, this is an old thread) I noticed that “rake update\_javascripts” also copies over application.js. This is disastrous if you already have code in that file. My opinion is that this should either: 1. not copy it 2. ask to overwrite if we have put in something in there other than the default contents kamal ---
**Author:** ![rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rsaccon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsaccon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/raislsedge-where-to-get-latest-javascripts/51890/9 "2006-03-13T21:20:07Z")
This has been fixed in [http://dev.rubyonrails.org/changeset/3863](http://dev.rubyonrails.org/changeset/3863) On 13 Mar 2006 08:47:31 -0000, Kamal F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Action Pack has its own JS so that it can be used independently of – Cody F. [http://www.codyfauser.com](http://www.codyfauser.com)