Re: [rspec-users] RSpec newbie ran rspec 2.4 on WinXP, got HOME undefined
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 6:37 PM, RichardOnRails
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm running WinXP-Pro/SP3 & Ruby 1.8.6
>
> I just got the RSpec Book and successfully ran
> gem install rspec --version 2.0.0
> per the book's suggestion.
>
> In a Command window, I ran
> K:\>rspec -v
> and got:
> K:/_Utilities/ruby186-26_rc2/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-
> core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/configuration_options.rb:9:couldn't find
> HOME environment -- expanding `~' (ArgumentError)
>
> I ran "gem install rspec -v 2.4.0" successfully and got the same
> symptom,
> except this time the intermediate portions of the error message
> referred to
> gems/1.8/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0
>
> I checked my environment variables for HOME; it is undefined.
>
> Could it be that RSpec relies on some Ruby 1.9 functionality?
File.expand_path("~")
That could trigger the issue. expand_path on 1.8.x depends on HOME
been defined. Ruby 1.9 already workaround that properly checking for
HOMEDRIVE+HOMEPATH, USERPROFILE and HOME
You can avoid that setting HOME to HOMEDRIVE+HOMEPATH:
SET HOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
And put that in your user environment variables.
No other workaround for tilde expansion for 1.8.x
--
Luis Lavena
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but rather when there is nothing more to take away.
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Re: [rspec-users] RSpec newbie ran rspec 2.4 on WinXP, got HOME undefined
Hi Simon, > Sounds like rspec is relying on some *NIX stuff here Yeah, I recognized that it was looking for a home directory on a *nix box, but I couldn't think of a counterpart on Windows, because I've only got a slew of partitions (C:\, D:\ ...) but no home. You came up with a good insight. I tried my admin subdir in Documents and Settings and noted that one of the subdirectories was gem. That sounded good, but no prize. So I did a search of DandS for rspec. Found a good subdir with lots of rspec entries. Set HOME to that via the control panel. Started a new Command Window so that the new settings would be read in and got. K:\>rspec -v 2.4.0 Mission Accomplished. Thanks for your keen insights. Richard K:\> On Jan 10, 5:39 pm, Simon Hafner wrote: > On Monday 10 January 2011 22.37:46 RichardOnRails wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I'm running WinXP-Pro/SP3 & Ruby 1.8.6 > > > K:/_Utilities/ruby186-26_rc2/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec- > > core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/configuration_options.rb:9:couldn't find > > HOME environment -- expanding `~' (ArgumentError) > > > I checked my environment variables for HOME; it is undefined. > > Sounds like rspec is relying on some *NIX stuff here (HOME is usually pointing > to a users home directory). Google how to set environment variables and set > HOME to the folder containing your home directory (usually something like > C:\documents and settings\). > > > Any advice would be gratefully received. > > -- > > Richard > > > > ___ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-us...@rubyforge.orghttp://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users ___ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
Re: [rspec-users] RSpec newbie ran rspec 2.4 on WinXP, got HOME undefined
On Monday 10 January 2011 22.37:46 RichardOnRails wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running WinXP-Pro/SP3 & Ruby 1.8.6 > > K:/_Utilities/ruby186-26_rc2/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec- > core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/configuration_options.rb:9:couldn't find > HOME environment -- expanding `~' (ArgumentError) > > I checked my environment variables for HOME; it is undefined. Sounds like rspec is relying on some *NIX stuff here (HOME is usually pointing to a users home directory). Google how to set environment variables and set HOME to the folder containing your home directory (usually something like C:\documents and settings\). > Any advice would be gratefully received. > -- > Richard ___ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
[rspec-users] RSpec newbie ran rspec 2.4 on WinXP, got HOME undefined
Hi, I'm running WinXP-Pro/SP3 & Ruby 1.8.6 I just got the RSpec Book and successfully ran gem install rspec --version 2.0.0 per the book's suggestion. In a Command window, I ran K:\>rspec -v and got: K:/_Utilities/ruby186-26_rc2/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec- core-2.4.0/lib/rspec/core/configuration_options.rb:9:couldn't find HOME environment -- expanding `~' (ArgumentError) I ran "gem install rspec -v 2.4.0" successfully and got the same symptom, except this time the intermediate portions of the error message referred to gems/1.8/gems/rspec-core-2.4.0 I checked my environment variables for HOME; it is undefined. Could it be that RSpec relies on some Ruby 1.9 functionality? Any advice would be gratefully received. -- Richard ___ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
