# Rspec couldn't find?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec-couldnt-find/116475>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 5, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec-couldnt-find/116475 "2007-10-05T21:44:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jamal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@jamal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamal)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec-couldnt-find/116475/1 "2007-10-05T21:44:37Z")

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Hello,

I just installed rspec

C:\Instantrails\rails\_apps\>gem install rspec  
Successfully installed rspec-1.0.8  
Installing ri documentation for rspec-1.0.8…  
Installing RDoc documentation for rspec-1.0.8…

C:\Instantrails\rails\_apps\testerne\>ruby script/generate rspec  
Couldn’t find ‘rspec’ generator

Did anybody face this problem?

/Jamal

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**Author:** ![jamal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@jamal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamal)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 1:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec-couldnt-find/116475/2 "2007-10-06T01:00:40Z")

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On 10/5/07, Jamal S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> C:\Instantrails\rails\_apps\testerne\>ruby script/generate rspec  
> Couldn’t find ‘rspec’ generator

Rspec for rails should be installed using the plugin, rather than the  
gem

[http://rspec.rubyforge.org/documentation/rails/install.html](http://rspec.rubyforge.org/documentation/rails/install.html)

In any case the rspec generator is in a separate gem if you want to  
install via gem.

–  
Rick DeNatale

My blog on Ruby  
[http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/)

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**Author:** ![jamal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@jamal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamal)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec-couldnt-find/116475/3 "2007-10-06T10:42:52Z")

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Rick Denatale wrote:

> On 10/5/07, Jamal S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > C:\Instantrails\rails\_apps\testerne\>ruby script/generate rspec  
> > Couldn’t find ‘rspec’ generator
> 
> Rspec for rails should be installed using the plugin, rather than the  
> gem
> 
> [http://rspec.rubyforge.org/documentation/rails/install.html](http://rspec.rubyforge.org/documentation/rails/install.html)
> 
> In any case the rspec generator is in a separate gem if you want to  
> install via gem.
> 
> –  
> Rick DeNatale
> 
> My blog on Ruby  
> [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/)

Nothing happens, when I try to install the plugin…

C:\Instantrails\rails\_apps\testerne\>ruby script/plugin install  
svn://rubyforge  
.org/var/svn/rspec/tags/REL\_1\_0\_8/vendor/rspec\_on\_rails/vendor/plugins/rspec

C:\Instantrails\rails\_apps\testerne\>

I also downloaded the plugin as zip file and put it inside  
vendor/plugins/[here] it didn’t work either?

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**Author:** ![jamal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@jamal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamal)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2007, 10:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec-couldnt-find/116475/4 "2007-10-06T10:47:09Z")

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C:\Instantrails\rails\_apps\testerne\>ruby script/plugin install  
“svn://rubyforg  
[e.org/var/svn/rspec/tags/CURRENT/rspec](http://e.org/var/svn/rspec/tags/CURRENT/rspec)”

C:\Instantrails\rails\_apps\testerne\>ruby script/plugin install  
“svn://rubyforg  
[e.org/var/svn/rspec/tags/CURRENT/rspec\_on\_rails](http://e.org/var/svn/rspec/tags/CURRENT/rspec_on_rails)”

C:\Instantrails\rails\_apps\testerne\>