How to run autotest(Zentest)

[Nara Hari]

Hi,

When I start the "autotest" it gives me the following error...not sure what HOME path I have to set...all Ruby/Rails related components are in path!

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C:\>autotest -rails
C:/Tools/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.3.0/lib/autotest.rb:285:in `expand_path': couldn't find HOME environment -- expanding `~/.autotest' (ArgumentError)
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Any clues? Thanks.
Hari

[jodi]

Hey Nara - It needs to build a path to your tests, so you need run it  
from the root of your rails application.

cheers,
Jodi

On 15-Aug-06, at 6:08 PM, Nara Hari wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> When I start the "autotest" it gives me the following error...not  
> sure what
> HOME path I have to set...all Ruby/Rails related components are in  
> path!
>
> ---
> C:\>autotest -rails
> C:/Tools/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.3.0/lib/
> autotest.rb:285:in
> `expand_path': couldn't find HOME environment -- expanding  
> `~/.autotest'
> (ArgumentError)
> ---
> Any clues? Thanks.
> Hari
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[Max Muermann-3]

On Windows, the HOME environment variable is not set.

try

SET HOME="C:\Documents And Settings\<Your User Name Here>"

or add the HOME variable via system settings and run autotest again.

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[Nara Hari]

Thanks Max,

I have set the HOME to the rails app root directory...it works fine with the windows root :)

_Hari

Max Muermann-3 wrote:

On Windows, the HOME environment variable is not set.

try

SET HOME="C:\Documents And Settings\<Your User Name Here>"

or add the HOME variable via system settings and run autotest again.

Max
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[Adam Akhtar-2]

This can be helpful to future users
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Rails autotest installation is not same in Windows and Linux. If we do
it in the same way then we will get the error "couldn't find HOME
environment -- expanding '~/.autotest'".
The reason for the error is Autotest looks for a .autotest file in the
path defined by the HOME environment variable. Whis is set in Linux but
not on windows. We don't necessarily
have to have a .autotest file, but we will need to set the HOME
environment variable.

Therefore, here is the installation instructions for the developers
using windows to work with autotest:

1. Install ZenTest
      --  gem install zentest
2. Install diff-lcs
      --  gem install zentest diff-lcs
3. Install RSpec Autotest

Without subversion -- ruby script/plugin install
http://svn.caldersphere.net/svn/main/plugins/rspec_autotest
With subversion -- ruby script/plugin install -x
http://svn.caldersphere.net/svn/main/plugins/rspec_autotest

4. In Linux after these steps "rake spec:autotest" will work fine. But
we need to do something more for windows environment.

    * Download and install diffutils, " Complete package, except sources
---   Setup ---24 May 2004 " from
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm
    * Put the installation directory of diff.exe into your PATH in
Control Panel --> System --> Advanced --> Environment Variables.

5. Go to the application directory of current rails application then set
the home variable:

   -- set home=.

6. Go to the current rails application directory and run
    -- autotest


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Only if required ------

If rake spec:autotest don't work go through the following steps:

1. For ZenTest 3.5.0++
cd spec
svn export
http://svn.caldersphere.net/svn/main/rspec_autotest/trunk/lib/rspec_autotest.rb
cd ..

2. Add the following in the Rake file.

namespace :spec do
  task :autotest do
    require './spec/rspec_autotest'
    RspecAutotest.run
  end
end

Or if you really want a Rake task for the job, add this to the Rakefile:

namespace :spec do
  task :autotest do
    system 'autotest'
  end
end

3. Start working with rake spec:autotest or autotest.
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