Matthew Denner
2006-May-03 13:07 UTC
[Rails] How do you use the ''vendor'' directory with 3rd party libraries?
Hi, I''m wondering how to use the ''vendor'' directory in a Rails app. I know that you can put plugins and engines into the ''vendor/plugins'' directory and that svn:externals can be used for that, but I was wondering how & where I put a 3rd party library? My specific case is the pdf-writer code, which I''d rather have inside my app than as a Ruby gem (for no particular reason). What I''ve done is put the following into the svn:externals for the ''vendor'' directory: pdf-writer svn://rubyforge.org/var/svn/ruby-pdf/tags/v1-1-3/pdf-writer color-tools svn://rubyforge.org/var/svn/ruby-pdf/tags/version-1-3-0/color-tools I''ve then done a ''svn update'' and got the code (so now I have ''vendor/pdf-writer'' and ''vendor/color-tools'') but when I run the ''script/server'' I simply see: => Booting WEBrick... So I ran ''script/console'' to see what was going on and I get: Loading development environment. /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in `require__'': no such file to load -- pdf/writer (MissingSourceFile) from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in `require'' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:147:in `require'' from ./script/../config/../config/../lib/pdf_render.rb:1 from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in `require'' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:147:in `require'' from ./script/../config/../config/environment.rb:18 from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in `require'' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:252:in `load_modules'' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:250:in `load_modules'' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:21:in `setup'' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb.rb:54:in `start'' from /usr/bin/irb:13 m This code was working with the pdf-writer installed as a Ruby gem so I know it''s right, so it must be either (a) me putting those svn:externals in the wrong place, (b) me missing something in the configuration setup, (c) me completely missing the point of the vendor directory and what code can go there. Do I have to explicitly add the ''vendor/pdf-writer'' and ''vendor/color-tools'' to the require path or something? Any help much appreciated, particular a pointer to a webpage that explains this (which I''ve yet to find). Matt
Nithin Reddy
2006-May-03 23:59 UTC
[Rails] How do you use the ''vendor'' directory with 3rd party libraries?
I have a similar problem. I am trying to use the ferret gem on a shared hosting account. I can''t install any gems, so I did a "gem unpack ferret" in my "vendor" directory. I get the same error message as Matthew, except with "ferret" not being found. On 5/3/06, Matthew Denner <matt.denner@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi, > > I''m wondering how to use the ''vendor'' directory in a Rails app. I > know that you can put plugins and engines into the ''vendor/plugins'' > directory and that svn:externals can be used for that, but I was > wondering how & where I put a 3rd party library? My specific case is > the pdf-writer code, which I''d rather have inside my app than as a > Ruby gem (for no particular reason). > > What I''ve done is put the following into the svn:externals for the > ''vendor'' directory: > > pdf-writer svn://rubyforge.org/var/svn/ruby-pdf/tags/v1-1-3/pdf-writer > color-tools svn://rubyforge.org/var/svn/ruby-pdf/tags/version-1-3-0/color-tools > > I''ve then done a ''svn update'' and got the code (so now I have > ''vendor/pdf-writer'' and ''vendor/color-tools'') but when I run the > ''script/server'' I simply see: > > => Booting WEBrick... > > So I ran ''script/console'' to see what was going on and I get: > > Loading development environment. > /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in > `require__'': no such file to load -- pdf/writer (MissingSourceFile) > from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in > `require'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:147:in > `require'' > from ./script/../config/../config/../lib/pdf_render.rb:1 > from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in > `require'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:147:in > `require'' > from ./script/../config/../config/environment.rb:18 > from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in > `require'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:252:in `load_modules'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:250:in `load_modules'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:21:in `setup'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb.rb:54:in `start'' > from /usr/bin/irb:13 > m > > This code was working with the pdf-writer installed as a Ruby gem so I > know it''s right, so it must be either (a) me putting those > svn:externals in the wrong place, (b) me missing something in the > configuration setup, (c) me completely missing the point of the vendor > directory and what code can go there. Do I have to explicitly add the > ''vendor/pdf-writer'' and ''vendor/color-tools'' to the require path or > something? > > Any help much appreciated, particular a pointer to a webpage that > explains this (which I''ve yet to find). > > Matt > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
Matthew Denner
2006-May-04 13:25 UTC
[Rails] How do you use the ''vendor'' directory with 3rd party libraries?
On 5/4/06, Nithin Reddy <jashugan@gmail.com> wrote:> I have a similar problem. I am trying to use the ferret gem on a > shared hosting account. I can''t install any gems, so I did a "gem > unpack ferret" in my "vendor" directory. > > I get the same error message as Matthew, except with "ferret" not being found.I''ve got it working for the PDF writer stuff. I had to ensure that the paths were on the config.load_paths: Rails::Initializer.run do |config| # Settings in config/environments/* take precedence those specified here # We have several components that are used in the ''vendor'' directory. # So we need to add the appropriate load paths. config.load_paths += [ ''color-tools'', ''pdf-writer'' ].collect { |vendor| "#{ RAILS_ROOT }/vendor/#{ vendor }/lib" } end To my config/environment.rb. This gets it working for me, maybe it''ll help you. Matt
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