Restarting server all the time in development mode (Rails 2)

Rails
#1

Hi,
It seems like I have to restart the server for any additions of
controllers, models etc. to have any effect since upgrading to Rails
2.0, otherwise I get a routing error. Anyone know how to fix this, and
why this is?

Many thanks,
Gustav

#2

Gustav S. wrote:

Hi,
It seems like I have to restart the server for any additions of
controllers, models etc. to have any effect since upgrading to Rails
2.0, otherwise I get a routing error. Anyone know how to fix this, and
why this is?

Many thanks,
Gustav

I was wondering the same thing, but I think I may have figured it out. I
just noticed in the “Agile Web D. with Rails v2” book that it
says:

“It turns out that the WEBrick-based Rails dispatcher is pretty clever.
In development mode (as opposed to testing or production), it
automatically reloads application source files when a new request comes
along.”

But isn’t the default server now Mongrel? Maybe Mongrel doesn’t work
like that, so it requires a restart each time. You could use
‘script/server webrick’ to force WEBrick instead of Mongrel, or just
deal with restarting.

#3

Did you check:

  • if you’re running the correct environment?
    (running script/server says something like “running in development
    mode” after starting up)
  • if you made any changes to config/environments/development.rb?
    These lines should be present:
    config.cache_classes = false
    config.action_controller.consider_all_requests_local = true
    config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
    config.action_view.cache_template_extensions = false

On 2 Jan., 16:00, Gustav S. [email protected]