From: Michael Neumann <neumann@...>
Date: 2001-12-27T23:46:50+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:29475] Re: Can't require extensions using eRuby

Jonas Delfs wrote:
> Hi Michael
> 
> > Jonas Delfs wrote:
> > > Hi -
> > >
> > > I've installed eRuby on my Apache on my WinXP machine.
> > > It works perfectly, just except from the fact that I can't include
> (require)
> > > extensions (which really makes it unusable). I have a perfectly correct
> > > .rhtml-file only containing 'require "cgi"' (for example) but the script
> > > does never get executed; my browser is just loading and loading...
> (scripts
> > > that do not require any files works as supposed).
> > > The output of $LOAD_PATH is the same running eRuby and Ruby normally;
> and
> > > client-side GUI scripts works just fine (also when require'ing files),
> so
> > > anyone having any idea on what the problem might be?
> > >
> > > I wild guess could be that eRuby can't find the requested file, of some
> > > reason. - does this sound reasonable?
> >
> > Could you post the eRuby file that produces the troubles?
> 
> As mentioned, my test-file can contain only 'require "cgi"'...
> 
> > Have you tried it with a simple "Hello World" version, or is the program
> you tried
> > more complex, possibly using sessions?
> 
> No, my examples are very simple, but, as mentioned, without any require-call
> in the file there's no problems parsing and getting the result.
> 
> Any clues?

* Print out $LOAD_PATH (in your eruby file) to see if it contains the correct directories.

* See the Web server's error_log file (e.g. /var/log/httpd/error_log).
  There should be the reason for the fault. 


Regards,

  Michael


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