emacs rails installation

Qu3ry · 11-01-2009, 02:29 AM

I am trying to install emacs rails from github. However, knowing nothing about emacs, I have difficulties in getting emacs-rails to work with emacs. Any help is appreciated

http://github.com/dima-exe/emacs-rails-reloaded/

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Originally Posted by github.com

== Instalation

Download last release from "github project page":http://github.com/dima-exe/emacs-rai...aded/downloads
and unpack it to directory containing libraries of Emacs, by default it’s
$HOME/.emacs.d/

After that add bellow code in your the .emacs file:

(setq load-path (cons (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d/rails-reloaded") load-path))
(require 'rails-autoload)

Next bytecompile, press [M-x] and type rails/bytecompile.

1. I have downloaded and extracted the packages to ~/.emacs.d/ and rename the extracted directory to "rails-reloaded". However, I have no idea where to create or find the .emacs file. To create and place it under ~/.emacs.d/ or ~/.emacs.d/rails-reloaded ?

2. I have typed rails/bytecompile after pressing ALT-x, failed. It said no match.

ntubski · 11-01-2009, 07:28 AM

Those instructions are a bit sketchy, they can't even spell installation.

Your .emacs is usually (see Init File) at ~/.emacs, create it if it doesn't exist.

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2. I have typed rails/bytecompile after pressing ALT-x, failed. It said no match.

They forgot to mention that will only work after you execute the code you put in the .emacs file. To do that, highlight the code and do M-x eval-region.

Qu3ry · 11-01-2009, 09:17 AM

Thanks ntubski. I have it compiled. How do I know if it's installed correctly? There seems to have no "rubyonrails" on the menu bar, opposed to what it's shown in the screenshot.

On the old version (SVN and CVS) of the instruction, users are required to install related libraries too. How do I know if it's required in the new version (git)? How to install them if necessary?

http://dima-exe.ru/rails-on-emacs

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Download and install required libraries

* http://www.kazmier.com/computer/snippet.el
* http://www.webweavertech.com/ovidiu/...-recursive.txt

Alert: From 0.44 release emacs-rails will require the inf-ruby.

After that you must add this code in $HOME/.emacs

P.S

I am on emacs23 from the ubuntu 9.10 repo.

Qu3ry · 11-01-2009, 09:42 AM

Here is the log

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Leaving directory `~/'

...snipped...

In end of data:
rails-autoload.el:123:1:Warning: the function `yas/load-directory' is not
known to be defined.

..snipped...

ntubski · 11-01-2009, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Qu3ry

Thanks ntubski. I have it compiled. How do I know if it's installed correctly? There seems to have no "rubyonrails" on the menu bar, opposed to what it's shown in the screenshot.

The menu bar items are mode specific, when you open a ruby file it should show up.

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On the old version (SVN and CVS) of the instruction, users are required to install related libraries too. How do I know if it's required in the new version (git)? How to install them if necessary?

If you get errors like "cannot find inf-ruby" then you know it's necessary (and you should tell the author to update the instructions).

For single file elisp packages you just need to put the .el file somewhere in the Load Path. Something like the following in your .emacs (don't forget to execute it):

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(add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d/"))

Then put the .el in ~/.emacs.d/, and see if there are any additional instructions in the comments at the top.

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In end of data:
rails-autoload.el:123:1:Warning: the function `yas/load-directory' is not
known to be defined.

Probably nothing to worry about.