rspec users - Aug 2007 - AssociationTypeMismatch with RSpec 1.0.8, autotest running with drb

Before I chalk this up as a bug and report it, I just want to make sure
I''m not
doing something silly.

Running ZenTest''s autotest on OS 10.4.10 with RSpec 1.0.8, drb,
produces the
following failed test:

ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch in ''User should create an avatar
with
uploaded_data''
Avatar expected, got Avatar

This only happens with that exact configuration; turning off drb will fix it, as
will running ''rake spec'' instead.

I saw something like this in Brian''s post here 
[http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/rspec-devel/2007-June/003032.html] but
it''s a
little strange that it only gets triggered in this exact setup.

Any ideas why?

Edward

On 8/14/07, Edward Ocampo-Gooding <edward.og at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Before I chalk this up as a bug and report it, I just want to make sure
I''m not
> doing something silly.
>
> Running ZenTest''s autotest on OS 10.4.10 with RSpec 1.0.8, drb,
produces the
> following failed test:
>
> ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch in ''User should create an
avatar with
> uploaded_data''
> Avatar expected, got Avatar
>
> This only happens with that exact configuration; turning off drb will fix
it, as
> will running ''rake spec'' instead.
>
What if you run with drb *without* autotest? Does it pass the first
time and fail the second time?
If that''s the case, it could have something to do with the reloading
of AR classes. Have you tried with different versions of Rails?

Aslak
> I saw something like this in Brian''s post here
> [http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/rspec-devel/2007-June/003032.html] but
it''s a
> little strange that it only gets triggered in this exact setup.
>
> Any ideas why?
>
> Edward
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aslak hellesoy wrote:
> On 8/14/07, Edward Ocampo-Gooding <edward.og at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Before I chalk this up as a bug and report it, I just want to make sure
I''m not
>> doing something silly.
>>
>> Running ZenTest''s autotest on OS 10.4.10 with RSpec 1.0.8,
drb, produces the
>> following failed test:
>>
>> ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch in ''User should create
an avatar with
>> uploaded_data''
>> Avatar expected, got Avatar
>>
>> This only happens with that exact configuration; turning off drb will
fix it, as
>> will running ''rake spec'' instead.
>>
> 
> What if you run with drb *without* autotest? Does it pass the first
> time and fail the second time?
> If that''s the case, it could have something to do with the
reloading
> of AR classes. Have you tried with different versions of Rails?
After getting home and trying it out again on the same laptop, it looks like 
when drb is enabled, now both ''rake spec'' and autotest hang
for about 60 seconds
and then finally run. (Running rake spec --trace shows that it''s
hanging on
"Execute spec" for a really long time.)

Is there some drb debugging flag I can turn on, or blow away some drb-related
cache?

Oh, and yes, you''re right; ''rake spec'' looks like
it''s having problems with
reloading the class, as it works fine the first time, but on subsequent runs, it
fails with an ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch.

This is all on Rails 1.2.3

Thanks,
Edward