# Where to start debugging **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 25, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-start-debugging/189123 "2010-05-25T03:28:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@sso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sso)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-start-debugging/189123/1 "2010-05-25T03:28:30Z")
Hi, I’ve adopted a project that uses some rails features I’m not quite used to yet. (ie merb, haml) There is a snippet below. I’m not even sure what other part of the code to include to help with this. I’m open to suggestions 🙂 $ merb … … … ~ Compiling routes… app/views/stretches/show.html.haml:87:in `send’: compile error (SyntaxError) Line 87 87 -throw\_content :footer do 88 %a{:href=\>resource(:stretches)} all stretches ---
**Author:** ![sso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@sso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sso)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-to-start-debugging/189123/2 "2010-05-25T05:22:46Z")
sso wrote: > Hi, > I’ve adopted a project that uses some rails features I’m not quite > used to yet. (ie merb, haml) Those aren’t Rails features as such. Haml is a separate library – a template language that’s a superior alternative to ERb (and that you should learn…). Merb, though, is a completely separate framework from Rails (yes, Merb 2 will be merged into Rails 3, but that hasn’t been released yet). So…are you sure you have a Rails app, or is it a Merb app? > There is a snippet below. I’m not even sure what other part of the > code to include to help with this. I’m open to suggestions 🙂 > > $ merb > … > … > … > ~ Compiling routes… > app/views/stretches/show.html.haml:87:in `send’: compile error > (SyntaxError) > > Line 87 > > 87 -throw\_content :footer do > 88 %a{:href=\>resource(:stretches)} all stretches Not enough to tell. ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid