rspec users - Jan 2008 - Problems with rspec 1.1 required inside rake tasks

This is interesting.

The default rspec rake tasks generated by Hoe give you an rspec.rake  
file that looks like:

> begin
>   require ''spec''
> rescue LoadError
>   require ''rubygems''
>   require ''spec''
> end
>
So far so good.

When you invoke rake to do something, say check_manifest

> rake check_manifest
>
You wind up with a Runtime error, as follows:

> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/spec/runner/ 
> options.rb:216:in `files_to_load'': File or directory not found:  
> check_manifest (RuntimeError)
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/spec/ 
> runner/options.rb:210:in `each''
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/spec/ 
> runner/options.rb:210:in `files_to_load''
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/spec/ 
> runner/options.rb:83:in `run_examples''
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/ 
> spec.rb:20:in `run''
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/ 
> spec.rb:34
>         from /usr/local/bin/rdebug:19
>
Note that the spec runner is trying to load ''check_manifest'',
the
argument to rake...

The reason is that rspec-1.1.1/lib/spec.rb''s at_exit hook is being  
invoked by, I presume, require ''spec''

Is there a better way to require rspec (this worked fine in 1.0.8 and  
recent trunks), or should I be filing a bug?

Thanks,

Matt


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   Matt Patterson | Design & Code
   <matt at reprocessed org> | http://www.reprocessed.org/

On Jan 8, 2008, at 10:55 AM, Matt Patterson wrote:
>
>
> When you invoke rake to do something, say check_manifest
>
>
>> rake check_manifest
>>
>
> You wind up with a Runtime error, as follows:
>
>
>> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/spec/runner/
>> options.rb:216:in `files_to_load'': File or directory not
found:
>> check_manifest (RuntimeError)
>>        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/spec/
>> runner/options.rb:210:in `each''
>>        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/spec/
>> runner/options.rb:210:in `files_to_load''
>>        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/spec/
>> runner/options.rb:83:in `run_examples''
>>        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/
>> spec.rb:20:in `run''
>>        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.1/lib/
>> spec.rb:34
>>        from /usr/local/bin/rdebug:19
>>
>
> Note that the spec runner is trying to load
''check_manifest'', the
> argument to rake...
>
> The reason is that rspec-1.1.1/lib/spec.rb''s at_exit hook is being
> invoked by, I presume, require ''spec''
>
> Is there a better way to require rspec (this worked fine in 1.0.8 and
> recent trunks), or should I be filing a bug?
>
I think it is some weird bug, and the solution that I am using until  
it is resolved is to do this add this to my rake task.

module Spec
   class << self; def run; false; end; end
end

On 8 Jan 2008, at 17:01, Bryan Liles wrote:
>> Is there a better way to require rspec (this worked fine in 1.0.8 and
>> recent trunks), or should I be filing a bug?
>>
> I think it is some weird bug, and the solution that I am using until
> it is resolved is to do this add this to my rake task.
>
> module Spec
>    class << self; def run; false; end; end
> end
I solved it by changing the require stanza:
> begin
>   require ''spec''
> rescue LoadError
>   require ''rubygems''
>   require ''spec''
> end
> begin
>   require ''spec/rake/spectask''
> rescue LoadError
> ...

to:

begin
   require ''spec/rake/spectask''
rescue LoadError
   require ''rubygems''
   gem ''rspec''
end
begin
   require ''spec/rake/spectask''
rescue LoadError
...

(Based on the rspec.rake Hoe / newgem threw in)

That does the trick, rake spec still works, and I can run other rake  
tasks without explosions.

I''d still like to know whether this is a bug or if there''s a
change
in require best practice...

I''ll file a bug if it is...

Matt

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   <matt at reprocessed.org> | http://www.reprocessed.org/