From: andypflueger <andypflueger@...>
Date: 2008-08-12T02:32:47+09:00
Subject: HelpEngine

Hello!

Is anybody out there using the HelpEngine vendor plugin that's
mentioned at http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/helpengine?

I am running into problems after I follow the README of the plugin for
installing into my project where it mentions adding the following to
config/environment.rb:

Engines.start :help

Here are the first few steps of HelpEngine's README.

{snip}
== Installation

1. Create your Rails application, set up your databases, grab the
Engines plugin, and install it.  For the official installation
instructions, head on over to rails-engines.org, or use the command:

    ruby script/plugin install http://svn.rails-engines.org/plugins/engines/

2. Get the HelpEngine and install it into your vendor/plugins
directory.  You can use the built-in plugin installation command:

    ruby script/plugin install svn://rubyforge.org//var/svn/helpengine

3. Modify your Engines.start call in config/environment.rb

    Engines.start :help

4. Edit your application.rb file so it looks something like the
following:

    class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
      include HelpEngine
    end

5. Edit your application_helper.rb file:

    module ApplicationHelper
      include HelpHelper
    end
{/snip}

When I add the line mentioned on step 3 above, my script/server
results in the following output:

=> Booting WEBrick...

C:/SVN/Cinram IT Request System/trunk/Cinram IT Request System/config/
environment.rb:68: undefined method `start' for Engines:Module
(NoMethodError)

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:
27:in `gem_original_require'

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:
27:in `require'

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:509:in `require'

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:354:in `new_constants_in'

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:509:in `require'

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/commands/
servers/webrick.rb:59

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:
27:in `gem_original_require'

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:
27:in `require'

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:509:in `require'

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:354:in `new_constants_in'

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:509:in `require'

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/commands/
server.rb:39

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:
27:in `gem_original_require'

        from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:
27:in `require'

        from script/server:3

I'm using Ruby 1.8.6-p-111 and Rails 2.1.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!