Rubygems bug?

Ruby
1

Help! Today I was trying to use rubygems and all of a sudden I
started getting the following odd
error messages:

% gem update
Upgrading installed gems…
ERROR: While executing gem … (NoMethodError)
undefined method `name’ for -517611318:Fixnum

% sudo gem update
Password:
Upgrading installed gems…
Updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org
ERROR: While executing gem … (ArgumentError)
invalid date

% ruby -v
ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [powerpc-darwin8.4.0]

% gem --version
0.8.11

% uname -a
Darwin logan-capaldos.poly.edu 8.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 8.5.0: Sun
Jan 22 10:38:46 PST 2006; root:xnu-792.6.61.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC Power
Macintosh powerpc

2

Hi!

I’m new in ruby/rails programming and i have a small problem.

I have installed InstantRails 1.0 (for Ruby/Rails/Mysql/Apache envs) and
I’m trying to make a small app working. I’m using auth_generator for
making a login page/users admin pages… and I have a problem when
trying to CHANGE the avatar for the user.

I have the following error:

MissingSourceFile in Account#info

no such file to load – GD

|RAILS_ROOT: ./script/…/config/…|

Application Trace <#> | Framework Trace <#> | Full Trace <#>

|D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in require__' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in require’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:214:in
require' #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/account_controller.rb:76:in info’
#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/application.rb:14:in process' #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/application.rb:13:in process’
-e:3|

|D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in require__' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in require’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:214:in
require' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:853:in perform_action_without_filters’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:332:in
perform_action_without_benchmark' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in perform_action_without_rescue’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in perform_action_without_rescue’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in
perform_action' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:369:in process_without_session_management_support’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:116:in
process' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in dispatch’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:117:in
handle_dispatch' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:83:in service’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in
service' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in run’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in
start_thread' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in start_thread’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in start' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in start’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in start' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in start’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:69:in
dispatch' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:59 D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in require’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:214:in
require' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/commands/server.rb:28 D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in require’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:214:in
`require’
./script/server:3|

|D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in require__' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in require’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:214:in
require' #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/account_controller.rb:76:in info’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:853:in
perform_action_without_filters' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:332:in perform_action_without_benchmark’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in
perform_action_without_rescue' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in
perform_action_without_rescue' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in perform_action’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:369:in
process_without_session_management_support' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:116:in process’
#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/application.rb:14:in process' #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/application.rb:13:in process’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in
dispatch' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:117:in handle_dispatch’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:83:in
service' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in service’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in run' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in start_thread’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in
start_thread' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in start’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in start' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in start’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in start' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:69:in dispatch’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:59
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in
require' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:214:in require’
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/commands/server.rb:28
D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in
require' D:/work/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:214:in require’
./script/server:3
-e:3|

|This error occured while loading the following files:
GD|

Request

Parameters: {“post”=>{“lastname”=>“aaaaa”, “firstname”=>“bbbbbb”,
“picture”=>#StringIO:0x395e3f8, “password”=>“”,
“newemail”=>“[email protected]”, “passwordbis”=>“”}}

it is related with GD module (I guess)… so, i’ve downloaded ruby-gd
from http://raa.ruby-lang.org/cache/ruby-gd/ruby-GD-0.7.4-1.tar.gz and
unzipped it into [instantRails_path]/ruby folder. And I still get that
error.

Do I need to configure/download/install something mode?

TIA

Daniel.

3

Logan C. wrote:

Help! Today I was trying to use rubygems and all of a sudden I
started getting the following odd
error messages:

% gem update
Upgrading installed gems…
ERROR: While executing gem … (NoMethodError)
undefined method `name’ for -517611318:Fixnum

% sudo gem update
Password:
Upgrading installed gems…
Updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org
ERROR: While executing gem … (ArgumentError)
invalid date

Is it only the update command that is having problems? Could you try
running it with the --backtrace option to help pinpoint the trouble
code.

Thanks.

–
– Jim W.

4

Try installing GD as a RubyGem. From the command line, run ‘gem install
gd2
–remote’ That will download the GD2 libraries for Ruby and
auto-install
them in their correct place. I have had problems with attempting to
manually install libraries, and installing them as a RubyGem has worked
every time. (I’m assuming that GD and GD2 aren’t completely unrelated
libraries with frustratingly similar names)

5

No one? :slight_smile: pls… hlp! :slight_smile:

6

No one? :slight_smile:

Pls…

Thanks.

7

thanks, but it didn’t work. The same message :frowning:

Cheers.

Dan.

8

Thank you very much :wink:

Regards,

Daniel.

9

You might try copying gd into your vendor directory. If your require
command says something like “require ‘something/gd’”, then you’ll need
gd.rb in vendor/something.

Also, you’ll usually get better answers to RoR questions on the Rails
mailing list. http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails

Jim