What version of RSpec are you using? Run `rspec -v` (or look in your `Gemfile.lock` if you are using bundler) to find out. If you're using RSpec 3.x, I would absolutely expect `RSpec.describe` to work. But on RSpec 2.x it should not. It was part of the move in 3.x to support a zero monkey patching mode:
http://rspec.info/blog/2014/05/notable-changes-in-rspec-3/#new-exposedslglobally-config-option-to-disable-rspec-core-monkey-patching HTH, Myron On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 10:54 PM, Mr. Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, I just got Rspec configured on my win7 lappy after wrestling > against RubyGems v2.4 (broken for Windows) and updating RubyGems to v2.6.7. > I'm just going through the tutorial videos on the home page > http://rspec.info/ and am wondering if it is just a Windows thing that > "Rspec.describe" throws an error? E.g. the bowling example: > require 'bowling' > > # Rspec.describe Bowling, "#score" do #<-- this throws an error > describe Bowling, "#score" do #<-- this works > context "with no strikes or spares" do > it "sums the pin count for each roll" do > bowling = Bowling.new > 20.times { bowling.hit(4) } > expect(bowling.score).to eq 80 > end > end > end > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "rspec" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/rspec/2f62429d-3e21-4cc3-8b3a-2f83c210dc9a%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rspec/2f62429d-3e21-4cc3-8b3a-2f83c210dc9a%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "rspec" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rspec/CADUxQmvOkfdkqhw5d3joT0dtBGnXLykti5WTS4r2mDn-_fo7ow%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
