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Posted January 17, 2015 12:32am by

Cannot run "bin/rails generate rspec:install" (LoadError). Kinda lost on how to deal with this

Hey Treehouse,

So I was following along with the video on Setting up Git and adding Gems for ODOT but I seem to run into a wall. When trying to run the command "bin/rails generate rspec:install", after adding rspec and capybara to the Gemfile and running bundle, I run into this error:

Alexs-iMac:odot DarkSteel$ bin/rails generate rspec:install
/Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require': cannot load such file -- bundler/setup (LoadError)
    from /Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require'
    from /Users/DarkSteel/Desktop/Coding/Treehouse_coding/Treehouse_ruby/ODOT/odot/config/boot.rb:4:in `<top (required)>'
    from bin/rails:7:in `require_relative'
    from bin/rails:7:in `<main>'

I'm still new to ruby and this is the first time I have even tried anything with an application or gems, can someone help me out and explain to me why I have run into this error and how to make the command for generating the rspec install to go through? Thanks!

Alex

January 17, 2015 1:11am

It looks like you should try stoping and restarting spring.

spring stop

rails generate rspec:install

Link to a previous question on this.

January 17, 2015 1:15am

Tried doing that, got the following errors:

Alexs-iMac:odot DarkSteel$ spring stop
/Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/dependency.rb:298:in `to_specs': Could not find 'spring' (>= 0) among 9 total gem(s) (Gem::LoadError)
    from /Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/dependency.rb:309:in `to_spec'
    from /Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_gem.rb:53:in `gem'
    from /usr/bin/spring:22:in `<main>'
Alexs-iMac:odot DarkSteel$ rails generate rspec:install
Warning: You're using Rubygems 2.0.14 with Spring. Upgrade to at least Rubygems 2.1.0 and run `gem pristine --all` for better startup performance.
/Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require': cannot load such file -- bundler/setup (LoadError)
    from /Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/spring-1.2.0/lib/spring/commands.rb:33:in `<module:Spring>'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/spring-1.2.0/lib/spring/commands.rb:4:in `<top (required)>'
    from /Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require'
    from /Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/spring-1.2.0/lib/spring/application.rb:77:in `preload'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/spring-1.2.0/lib/spring/application.rb:143:in `serve'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/spring-1.2.0/lib/spring/application.rb:131:in `block in run'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/spring-1.2.0/lib/spring/application.rb:125:in `loop'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/spring-1.2.0/lib/spring/application.rb:125:in `run'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/spring-1.2.0/lib/spring/application/boot.rb:18:in `<top (required)>'
    from /Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require'
    from /Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require'
    from -e:1:in `<main>'

January 17, 2015 1:24am

Check your Gemfile to make sure you've got everything you need. According to this issue it looks like it could be that you're missing some dependencies.

Could you post your Gemfile?

January 17, 2015 1:26am

Okay! Here is my Gemfile:

source 'https://rubygems.org'

gem 'rails', '4.1.5'
gem 'sqlite3'
gem 'sass-rails', '~> 4.0.3'
gem 'uglifier', '>= 1.3.0'
gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 4.0.0'
gem 'jquery-rails'
gem 'turbolinks'
gem 'jbuilder', '~> 2.0'
gem 'sdoc', '~> 0.4.0',          group: :doc
gem 'spring',        group: :development

group :development, :test do 
    gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 2.0'
end

group :test do
    gem 'capybara', '~>2.1.00'
end

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January 17, 2015 1:55am

Alright, I just ran a fresh install using your Gemfile but I'm not getting any errors.

I did notice a couple of differences between your Gemfile and the one that is used in the video though. The video's Gemfile looks like this:

gem 'rails',  '4.0.1'
gem 'sqlite3'
gem 'sass-rails', '~> 4.0.0'
gem 'uglifier', '>= 1.3.0'
gem 'coffee-rails', '~>4.0.0'
gem 'jquery-rails'
gem 'turbolinks'
gem 'jbuilder', '~> 1.2'

group :doc do
  gem 'sdoc', require: false
end

group :development, :test do
  gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 2.0'
end

group :test do
  gem 'capybara', '~> 2.1.0'
end

Also, I noticed that you are using rbenv. My experience with that is not as extensive as my experience with rvm, but I am aware that it doesn't use the same concept of gemsets. I've found that gemsets are really nice in that they greatly reduce conflicts between multiple versions of the same gem.

Try running gem list to make sure you don't have multiple versions of the same gem.

January 17, 2015 2:04am

It also looks like you'll need to run rbenv rehash after each time you run bundle. See this stackoverflow answer for details.

January 17, 2015 2:06am

Okay, here is what I got when I ran that:

*** LOCAL GEMS ***

awesome_print (1.2.0)
bigdecimal (1.2.4)
io-console (0.4.2)
json (1.8.1)
minitest (4.7.5)
psych (2.0.5)
rake (10.1.0)
rdoc (4.1.0)
test-unit (2.1.2.0)

Doesn't seem to be any repeats. I tried running the generate command again with no luck. Should I just try overwriting my whole gemfile?

January 17, 2015 2:14am

I'd hold back on overwriting your Gemfile for now (although you could save it with a different name temporarily before creating a new one, say... Gemfile.bak).

Run this:

rbenv rehash

Also, you might not be using the ruby you think you're using. Check which ruby you're using with this:

ruby -v

And if it isn't the right ruby, switch to the appropriate one with this (replace with your ruby):

rbenv local MYRUBYHERE

You'll need to bundle install and rbenv rehash again after doing this.

January 17, 2015 2:22am

I get this when I run rbenv rehash

rbenv: cannot rehash: /Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/shims isn't writable

I'm running it from the exact directory of the project. Anything I could be doing wrong? I do all the other steps fine, my ruby version checks out, but this won't rehash. I'm still getting the same errors when trying to generate rspec:install.

January 17, 2015 2:38am

That's definitely an indication of what might be going on. You'll need to be able to write to that file in order to rehash. As to what the ultimate source of the issue is, I'm unsure.

Try the following to make the shims folder writeable:

chmod a+w /Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/shims

This will change permissions so that all users, groups, and others can write to this folder. If that makes you nervous, you could try chmod ug+w /Users/DarkSteel/.rbenv/shims instead (this will give just users and groups write permission).

You may need to sudo to do this.

January 17, 2015 2:46am

Okay, so that allowed me to run the rbenv rehash command but I still have had no luck getting my original command bin/rails generate rspec:install to run, even after rerunning bundle install and then running rbenv rehash. The same error is showing up :/

January 17, 2015 3:03am

Have you switched to the right ruby? See this comment.

January 17, 2015 3:05am

Yeah, did that and I just tried again, no luck. Sorry for not mentioning it.

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