It has to do with the ruby version. In Ruby 1.8.6, the String class does not have the method bytes. But in Ruby 1.8.7 the String class does.
So I bet you have 1.8.6 on your Ubuntu and 1.8.7 on your OSX. Thanks, Edmond On Jan 26, 5:47 pm, Pete Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > I have the GeoIP gem working in my local environment (OSX), but when I > move the code to our dev server (Ubuntu) via scp then it doesn't work - > it > looks like the file is being treated like a text file instead of binary: > > >> g = GeoIP.new("#{RAILS_ROOT}/lib/GeoIP.dat") > > NoMethodError: undefined method `bytes' for "ved":String > from > /var/www/apps/buwebsite/releases/20110126214815/vendor/gems/geoip-0.8.9/lib/geoip.rb:672:in > `initialize' > from > /var/www/apps/buwebsite/releases/20110126214815/vendor/gems/geoip-0.8.9/lib/geoip.rb:671:in > `upto' > from > /var/www/apps/buwebsite/releases/20110126214815/vendor/gems/geoip-0.8.9/lib/geoip.rb:671:in > `initialize' > from (irb):1:in `new' > from (irb):1 > > Any thoughts? I'm now considering a MySQL based approach which seems > like it has less potential for problems:http://ipinfodb.com/ip_database.php > > Thanks > > Pete > > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- 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.
