On Aug 24, 9:26 pm, Arthur Rats <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been having great fun trying to deploy a fresh install of rails on > debian, specifically xlsuite to test it out, but my god how many more > errors can I take before I give up. > > RAILS IS NOT NICE > > After battling with countless different errors from trying Ubuntu, > Fedora, Windows and now Debian the list goes on and on and ON... > > now the latest error > > `load_missing_constant': uninitialized constant > ActionController::AbstractRequest (NameError) > > is now coming up due to some missing code in the latest rails 2.3.3, so > now I have to hack the application to try to get it to work, but surely > isnt there a simple way to move between rails versions without having to > refactor an entire application (xlsuite) to even get it to work? > > I;ve encountered 100's of glitches between os, ruby and rails versions, > simply none of it works and its totally annoying as NO ONE seems to have > a clue and forums are just a nice place to get lost and go round in > circles... > > What can I do --- simple answer please.. > > fresh install of xlsuite and dozens of gems, > fresh install of debian - not the best choice I know for rails > > gem update --system doesnt work, nor does the gem install rails, NOTHING > WORKS!!!!!!!!! > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
I've had bad luck with Debian's Ruby packages. First thing I do when I build a new ubuntu server is pull down a fresh copy of the ruby source from ruby-lang.org and compile it. Then I install rubygems and rails. It seems to me that you're having more issues just trying to get up and running with Rails than you are deploying applications, which is an entirely different monster all together. Here's a method of installing rails that I know from experience works on debian/ubuntu: http://blog.fiveruns.com/2008/3/3/compiling-ruby-rubygems-and-rails-on-ubuntu I'd get rid of all of the debian ruby/rails packages that you have first, then use the method in the blog post I linked to. I'd install ruby 1.8.7 instead of 1.8.6 that's mentioned in the blog though. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
