[rspec-users] options:229 error

[Scott Taylor]

Ivor Paul wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> I am really having incredible issues with this error
>
> ivor at TheLuggage:~/workspace/talkies$ rake db:migrate
> (in /home/ivor/workspace/talkies)
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/options.rb:229:in 
> `files_to_load': File or directory not found: db:migrate (RuntimeError)
>         from 
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/options.rb:221:in 
> `each'
>         from 
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/options.rb:221:in 
> `files_to_load'
>         from 
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner/options.rb:98:in 
> `run_examples'
>         from 
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec.rb:21:in `run'
>         from 
> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.11/lib/spec/runner.rb:191:in 
> `register_at_exit_hook'
>         from /usr/bin/rake:19
>
> Is there a reliable fix, what is causing the issue and, is anyone else 
> getting this? The comments, questions and related posts seem to have 
> dried up.
>
> The problem seems to be very intermittent in my case. I was wondering 
> if there is a failsafe solution.
> One thing that strikes me as odd is that we have rspec and rspec-rails 
> in vendor/gems yet this error is being thrown in my /usr/lib... gems 
> directory. Also, if I gem uninstall rspec I get an error saying that 
> spec cannot be found.
>
> Any pointers would be appreciated.
>
> Regards
> Ivor

Here's a pointer: Don't use rails' broken gem system.  Use the tried and 
true method of putting rspec & rspec on rails in vendor/plugins.

Scott