rspec users - Aug 2010 - Calling script/spec from directories other than RAILS_ROOT

I''ve written a simple shell function which, depending on where it is
called, will ascend the directory tree until it finds ./script/spec
or, failing that, the spec first found in $PATH. What I''m running into
is that although my tests pass when I call script/spec from
RAILS_ROOT, they do not pass when it''s called from any other location.
This happens regardless of whether I use my function or call spec
directly.

Examples:
from RAILS_ROOT -
script/spec spec/controllers/actors_controller_spec.rb # Passes

from /home/fooman/rails_project/spec/controllers -
/home/fooman/rails_project/script/spec actors_controller_spec.rb #
FAILS because it can''t find ''request''

What do I need to do to run spec for a rails project in a directory
other than RAILS_ROOT?

Thank you,
Samuel Mullen

On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 11:56 AM, samullen <samullen at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I''ve written a simple shell function which, depending on where it
is
> called, will ascend the directory tree until it finds ./script/spec
> or, failing that, the spec first found in $PATH. What I''m running
into
> is that although my tests pass when I call script/spec from
> RAILS_ROOT, they do not pass when it''s called from any other
location.
> This happens regardless of whether I use my function or call spec
> directly.
>
> Examples:
> from RAILS_ROOT -
> script/spec spec/controllers/actors_controller_spec.rb # Passes
>
> from /home/fooman/rails_project/spec/controllers -
> /home/fooman/rails_project/script/spec actors_controller_spec.rb #
> FAILS because it can''t find ''request''
>
> What do I need to do to run spec for a rails project in a directory
> other than RAILS_ROOT?
1. add :type => controller, :type => view, etc so RSpec knows what
kind of example group to load
1.a. if you''re using rspec-2, you''ll have to include the
correct module instead
2. use absolute paths to require spec_helper

Personally, I''d just keep running the specs from the project root.

HTH,
David
>
> Thank you,
> Samuel Mullen
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