On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Stephen Eley <sfe...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Zach Dennis <zach.den...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> You want to use "spec" to run files directly. If you have your heart >> set on running files from "ruby" then you'll need to load >> "spec/autorun" to actually execute the specs. > > After giving the original querent a hard time, it surprises me to have > to tell you that you're wrong. At least if you're running any spec > file written with the typical Railsish convention of requiring > 'spec_helper.rb' at the top. If for some reason you have spec files > that *don't* require the framework one way or another, you'd be > correct, but...why wouldn't you? Otherwise, it works fine.
And in that case spec_helper.rb still needs to load spec/autorun for this to work. > > (How do I know? I went into one of my projects, then into a spec > directory, and typed 'ruby user_spec.rb' and watched it work. At > first I didn't think that trying things before posting to a mailing > list about them was an extraordinary act, but now I'm wondering if I > ought to get a medal for courage.) > > > -- > Have Fun, > Steve Eley (sfe...@gmail.com) > ESCAPE POD - The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine > http://www.escapepod.org > -- Zach Dennis http://www.continuousthinking.com (personal) http://www.mutuallyhuman.com (hire me) http://ideafoundry.info/behavior-driven-development (first rate BDD training) @zachdennis (twitter) _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users