# Warning: already initialized constant

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/warning-already-initialized-constant/176576>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 2, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/warning-already-initialized-constant/176576 "2009-10-02T15:39:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fifigyuri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f17d59/32.png) [@Fifigyuri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Fifigyuri)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/warning-already-initialized-constant/176576/1 "2009-10-02T15:39:46Z")

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Hi,

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Every time I start the console, run tests or start any rake thing

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I get this at the beginning:

/home/sweethome/railsproject/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails/  
version.rb:3: warning: already initialized constant MAJOR  
/home/sweethome/railsproject/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails/  
version.rb:4: warning: already initialized constant MINOR  
/home/sweethome/railsproject/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails/  
version.rb:5: warning: already initialized constant TINY  
/home/sweethome/railsproject/vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails/  
version.rb:7: warning: already initialized constant STRING

How can I get rid of it? I is very annoying especially when running  
tests, it just repeats itself, and it’s uuuggglyyy…

Thanks for help,

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Georg
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