Friday, October 31st, 2008

undefined method `find_by_contents’ ,acts_as_ferret

Problem
When trying to use the acts_as_ferret plugin in a search page by using the find_by_contents method then the following error appears:
undefined method `find_by_contents’
Solution
It seems that the API of the plugin has changed, and the
find_by_contents
method should be replaced with the:
find_with_ferret
method

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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

ERROR: While executing gem … (ArgumentError)

Problem
After a recent upgrade to a newer rails version the gem package manager seems to be broken. Everytime you try to use gem install gem_name, you get the following error:
ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::GemNotFoundException)
Deleting the cached files as suggested in other posts results in the error:
ERROR: While executing gem … (ArgumentError)
Solution
As suggested [...]

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