# Simple instructions and pitfalls for upgrading rails 1.1.6 t

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 4, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-instructions-and-pitfalls-for-upgrading-rails-1-1-6-t/87641 "2007-03-04T19:43:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![wickie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@wickie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wickie)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-instructions-and-pitfalls-for-upgrading-rails-1-1-6-t/87641/1 "2007-03-04T19:43:33Z")

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Alright, things are really looking clumsy for me and this upgrade, so I  
am  
reaching out. I read the issues for upgrading on the ruby weblog, but I  
really didn’t find “clear” answers to the upgrade problems, so I am  
reaching  
out for help.

I have compiled a list of questions… if I am missing any please be kind  
and  
add to them.

Current Environment = "  
FC6 linux,  
Ruby 1.8.5-2,  
Rails 1.1.6,  
Gems-0.9.2  
actionmailer (1.2.5)  
actionpack (1.12.5)  
activerecord (1.14.4)  
activesupport (1.3.1)"  
gem\_plugin 0.2.2" (need anything else let me know)

I installed rails 1.1.6 using “gem install -v 1.1.6”

When I attempt to upgrade to 1.2.2 so much stuff breaks that I don’t  
even  
know where to start. My unit tests fail, I can’t start mongrel/web  
server, I  
get actionmailer No Method Errors… ( see below for it )

1)Is it easier to do a fresh install of rails using a different path?  
(for  
e.g: /usr/local/NEW/)  
2)What dependency issues can I expect?  
3)What will and will probably break (with the noted env above)  
4) Why am I so confused by this upgrade when others were so painless?  
5) Is the gem\_require warning fixed? How do I fix it?  
6) after install of rails 1.2.2 is it necessary to run “gem update  
–system”?  
7)Do I need to explicitly set my RAILS\_VERSION in environment.rb?  
8) Do I need to upgrade rake?  
9) Will you please be so kind to help me, since I am broken? ☹

Thanks for your time.

ActionMailer Errors

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.2.5/lib/action\_mailer/base.rb:293:in  
`method_missing': undefined method`smtp\_settings=’ for  
ActionMailer::Base:Class (NoMethodError)

–  
-mike