Should I try to patch this to prefer the newest version instead? If anyone's actually been following along, I filed a patch to fix resources/mongrel_cluster to pass --clean in.
http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=18627&group_id=1306&atid=5147 Jonathan Eden Li wrote: > I'm not sure why it prefers the oldest version, but the > mongrel_cluster_ctl script effectively runs: > > require_gem "mongrel_cluster", "> 0" > > which seems like it would prefer the oldest. reading the script a tad > more, it looks like you can specify which version to run by passing in > _VERSION_ (e.g. _1.0.5_) as the first argument to mongrel_cluster_ctl > > On Mar 5, 2008, at 12:29 PM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote: > > >> Okay, you're right. That did work, I didn't do a good job of removing >> mongrel_cluster-1.0.2 before. The question still remains, why the heck >> do I need to actually REMOVE 1.0.2 to get mongrel 1.1.4 to use it, >> when >> there's a newer mongrel_cluster 1.0.5 installed? This shouldn't >> actually >> be, should it? Aren't you supposed to be able to have both >> installed in >> gems at once? Anyone have any explanation for why mongrel was >> preferring the older one when both were installed? [It's this kind of >> thing that drives me nuts with ruby/rails, especially with deployment >> issues]. >> >> Now that I've gotten it to use mongrel_cluster 1.0.5, >> mongrel_cluster_ctl is indeed properly dealing with the --clean >> argument, that bug is gone. >> >> Very frustrating. Thanks for the help all. Still plan to submit a >> patch >> for the resources/mongrel_cluster script to use --clean. Does this >> make >> sense? That resource/mongrel_cluster script is mentioned in the >> mongrel_cluster README still, so it does seem like it's supposed to be >> still a non-deprecated thing? >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mongrel-users mailing list > Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users > -- Jonathan Rochkind Digital Services Software Engineer The Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University 410.516.8886 rochkind (at) jhu.edu _______________________________________________ Mongrel-users mailing list Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
