Rails - Jul 2006 - Capistrano on Windows - Send Binary File

So, I''m using TechnoWeenie''s recipe ( 
http://rails.techno-weenie.net/tip/2006/4/3/integrating_file_column_and_capistrano
) for using Capistrano to deploy to a remote machine when the SVN 
repository isn''t accessible over the Internet.

I keep running into a problem, though, with

put(File.read("code_update.tar.gz"), "code_update.tar.gz")

When Cap tries to untar the file, I get the following error message:

gzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated

What I think is going on here is that on Windows, there is a distinction 
between binary files and all others. So, File.read isn''t taking this 
into account, and the binary data is read incorrectly into the first 
string arugment for put.

Does anyone know a way to reliably transfer a binary file from my 
Windows machine using Capistrano? I am not wed to using put. I could try 
using rsync or scp via a call to system, but I''d like to keep it as
Ruby
as possible (in fact, I''d love to replace the calls to system used to 
tar up the archive, if possible).

Thanks!

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org 
> [mailto:rails-bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org] On Behalf Of Will Green
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 10:31 AM
> To: rails@lists.rubyonrails.org
> Subject: [Rails] Capistrano on Windows - Send Binary File
> 
> 
> So, I''m using TechnoWeenie''s recipe ( 
> http://rails.techno-weenie.net/tip/2006/4/3/integrating_file_c
> olumn_and_capistrano 
> ) for using Capistrano to deploy to a remote machine when the SVN 
> repository isn''t accessible over the Internet.
> 
> I keep running into a problem, though, with
> 
> put(File.read("code_update.tar.gz"),
"code_update.tar.gz")
<snip>

You''ll have to use the instance method instead, which lets you specify
binary mode:

data = nil
File.open(''code_update.tar.gz'', ''rb''){ |fh|
data = fh.read }

put(data, ''code_update.tar.gz'')

HTH,

Dan


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