Update Jan 19th: Rails 1.2 is final - and Ryan has updated Locomotive - get the updated bundle.

Some quick notes from my recent experience updating Locomotive 2.0.8 to Rails 1.2 RC1:

Read more about Rails 1.2 RC1 at: weblog.rubyonrails.org

1. execute in terminal: gem install rails --source http://gems.rubyonrails.org --include-dependencies
   you will see some errors during installation of the documentation - ignore them.
2. open %yourapp%/config/environment.rb and add the build number behind the RAILS_GEM_VERSION - the line should look like: RAILS_GEM_VERSION = '1.1.6.5618' That will switch to the new rails version on restart of your app.
   
3. execute in terminal: rake rails:update
   that will update some files in your application.. e.g. the prototype.js (before update 1.5.0_rc0 - after update 1.5.0_rc2)
4. open %yourapp%/config/routes.rb and add the line: map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format' before the map.connect ':controller/:action/:id' line.. that will allow you to use the enhanced "Formats and respond_to" feature

If you should have problems that Rails can't find files - or is searching the wrong path - try adding the RAILS_ROOT in environment.rb e.g. RAILS_ROOT = '/Users/Me/Documents/Sites/YourApp' - that looks more like a bug in the RC to me - the old version did as expected.

Check the log files for "DEPRECATION WARNING" - enjoy updating your code :-)

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Posted by Cedric on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 at 1/03/2007 11:00:00 AM | Permalink