Geokit Rails issue

[Jeremy Woertink]

I'm getting undefined local variable or method `acts_as_mappable'.

I only have 1 model in my app right now. I have tried several methods of
installation.

1. Tried using bundler adding gem "geokit", "1.5.0" to the Gemfile and
bundle install and bundle pack.

2. Tried Rails::Initializer.run do |config|config.gem "geokit" end with
rake gems:install

3. tried ./script/plugin install git://github.com/andre/geokit-rails.git

none of these work for me. I get the same error.

Here is my model.

require 'geokit'
require 'vendor/plugins/geokit-rails/init.rb'
class Listing < ActiveRecord::Base
acts_as_mappable
end

got my config/preinitializer.rb file

Any ideas?

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[Craig White]

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It doesn't stick out in my mind so I have to believe that somewhere in
their documentation, you just add to config/environment.rb (inside the
initializer loop)

config.gem "geokit"

Craig

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[Jeremy Woertink]

yeah, I tried that, and it didn't work. (see method #2). I've already
done a google search for that error, and a couple blogs come up that
show methods for fixing it. I've tried their methods, but it hasn't
worked for me.

[Craig White]

On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 00:10 +0100, Jeremy Woertink wrote:
> Craig White wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-02-25 at 23:01 +0100, Jeremy Woertink wrote:
> >>
> >> end
> >>
> >> got my config/preinitializer.rb file
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> > ----
> > It doesn't stick out in my mind so I have to believe that somewhere in
> > their documentation, you just add to config/environment.rb (inside the
> > initializer loop)
> >
> > config.gem "geokit"
> >
> > Craig
> >

> yeah, I tried that, and it didn't work. (see method #2). I've already
> done a google search for that error, and a couple blogs come up that
> show methods for fixing it. I've tried their methods, but it hasn't
> worked for me.

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umm... of course it works - I have a fully functional web site working
using exactly that setup. That also is the way to tell rails to use an
installed gem in the application.

[Craig White]

On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 00:10 +0100, Jeremy Woertink wrote:

> Craig White wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-02-25 at 23:01 +0100, Jeremy Woertink wrote:
> >>
> >> end
> >>
> >> got my config/preinitializer.rb file
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> > ----
> > It doesn't stick out in my mind so I have to believe that somewhere in
> > their documentation, you just add to config/environment.rb (inside the
> > initializer loop)
> >
> > config.gem "geokit"
> >

>

> yeah, I tried that, and it didn't work. (see method #2). I've already
> done a google search for that error, and a couple blogs come up that
> show methods for fixing it. I've tried their methods, but it hasn't
> worked for me.

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Get rid of these...

require 'geokit'
require 'vendor/plugins/geokit-rails/init.rb'

config/preinitializer.rb file

[Jeremy Woertink]

yeah, I got all the other gems working fine. (rails, mysql, paperclip,
will_paginate, clearance). Just for some reason, I can't get this one to
work. Actually, I take that back. If I hop into console and require
"geokit", then I can use the API directly. The only thing I can't get to
work is acts_as_mappable. It just keeps saying that it's undefined. My
model is Listing, so when I just hop into console and type "Listing" it
throws the error, even if I require 'geokit' first.

[Craig White]

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I don't use the plugin, don't use any 'require' anything just...

config/environment.rb

config.gem "geokit"
'
and in my model...

acts_as_mappable

that's it - nothing more... restart the web server, open a console -
done.

[Jeremy Woertink]

Craig White wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 00:48 +0100, Jeremy Woertink wrote:
>> >> done a google search for that error, and a couple blogs come up that

>> > --

>> model is Listing, so when I just hop into console and type "Listing" it
>> throws the error, even if I require 'geokit' first.
> ----
> I don't use the plugin, don't use any 'require' anything just...
>
> config/environment.rb
>
> config.gem "geokit"
> '
> and in my model...
>
> acts_as_mappable
>
> that's it - nothing more... restart the web server, open a console -
> done.
>
> Craig
>
>
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hmm, yeah. It's the weirdest thing. I started a fresh app and tried just
that, and it was a no go. I still get undefined method
acts_as_mappable.... I'm not sure what's going on, but that's for the
help :)

using:
Ruby 1.8.7
Rails 2.3.5
Geokit 1.5.0
OSX 10.5.8

[Corey W.]

Jeremy Woertink wrote in post #892229:

> hmm, yeah. It's the weirdest thing. I started a fresh app and tried just
> that, and it was a no go. I still get undefined method
> acts_as_mappable.... I'm not sure what's going on, but that's for the
> help :)
>
> using:
> Ruby 1.8.7
> Rails 2.3.5
> Geokit 1.5.0
> OSX 10.5.8

Did you ever get anywhere on this issue? Were you using Bundler at the
time? I just ran into it while setting up an existing application to use
Bundler. Upon disabling Bundler, everything works as before, so I'm
certain it's a Bundler bug... Not sure where to start on it.

[Corey W.]

Corey W. wrote in post #983408:

Solved it! First, make sure you don't have the geokit-rails plugin
installed. It just confuses Bundler and Rails. Then make sure you
specify in your Gemfile BOTH the geokit gem AND the geokit-rails gem,
something like this:

gem 'geokit', '>= 1.5.0'
gem 'geokit-rails', '1.1.4'

If you're on Rails 3, that should do it. If you're on Rails 2 like me,
you'll need to make sure you follow the instructions on the Bundler
website: http://gembundler.com/rails23.html

Works beautifully for me!