Mike discovered a bug there and It could be because of that. If I am not asking for too much, can you try git version of backgroundrb and packet.
http://gnufied.org/2008/05/21/bleeding-edge-version-of-backgroundrb-for-better-memory-usage/ Git version has that fix. If you are not inclined in learning git mumbo,jumbo you can just download tarball and try. BTW, i have the fix, i will try to backport it to svn. Thanks for patience. On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Kirk Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, I've been using backgroundrb successfully for months now, but > suddenly I'm getting the error below when trying to start it up. I did > some searching and I see that someone posted about it last month: > > http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/backgroundrb-devel/2008-April/001685.html > > Anyone have any idea what could have happened? I made no changes to > the code or configs, but I did recently update the packages on the > Debian server that it's running on. Could some package be affecting > packet 0.1.5? > > Here's the error, and thanks for any help you can give me! > > > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_meta_pimp.rb:48:in > `process_request': undefined method `send_request' for nil:NilClass > (NoMethodError) > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_meta_pimp.rb:27:in > `handle_object' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_meta_pimp.rb:20:in > `receive_data' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_parser.rb:37:in > `call' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_parser.rb:37:in > `extract' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_meta_pimp.rb:18:in > `receive_data' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_master.rb:64:in > `handle_internal_messages' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:176:in > `handle_read_event' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:174:in > `each' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:174:in > `handle_read_event' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:130:in > `start_reactor' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:124:in > `loop' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:124:in > `start_reactor' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_master.rb:21:in > `run' > from > /var/www/do512/releases/20080529045546/vendor/plugins/backgroundrb/server/lib/master_worker.rb:166:in > `initialize' > from script/backgroundrb:42:in `new' > from script/backgroundrb:42 > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_nbio.rb:25:in > `read_data': Packet::DisconnectError (Packet::DisconnectError) > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_worker.rb:46:in > `handle_internal_messages' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:176:in > `handle_read_event' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:174:in > `each' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:174:in > `handle_read_event' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:130:in > `start_reactor' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:124:in > `loop' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_core.rb:124:in > `start_reactor' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_worker.rb:20:in > `start_worker' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_master.rb:133:in > `fork_and_load' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_master.rb:96:in > `load_workers' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_master.rb:91:in > `each' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_master.rb:91:in > `load_workers' > from > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/packet-0.1.5/lib/packet/packet_master.rb:20:in > `run' > from > /var/www/do512/releases/20080529045546/vendor/plugins/backgroundrb/server/lib/master_worker.rb:166:in > `initialize' > from script/backgroundrb:42:in `new' > from script/backgroundrb:42 > _______________________________________________ > Backgroundrb-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/backgroundrb-devel > -- Let them talk of their oriental summer climes of everlasting conservatories; give me the privilege of making my own summer with my own coals. http://gnufied.org _______________________________________________ Backgroundrb-devel mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/backgroundrb-devel
