autotest problem, can you possibly help me ?

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Hi,

Im running windows xp and configured autotest with: http://railsforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=4796

when i do

autotest --rails

i get following error:

D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.6.1/lib/unit_diff. rb:187:in ``': No such file or directory - diff.exe -u C:/DOCUME~1/Piotrek/USTAW I~1/Temp/expect.5412.0 C:/DOCUME~1/Piotrek/USTAWI~1/Temp/butwas.5412.0 (Errno::E NOENT)          from D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.6.1/l ib/unit_diff.rb:187:in `unit_diff'          from D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/tempfile.rb:172:in `open'

         from D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.6.1/l ib/unit_diff.rb:180:in `unit_diff'          from D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/tempfile.rb:172:in `open'

         from D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.6.1/l ib/unit_diff.rb:177:in `unit_diff'          from D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.6.1/l ib/unit_diff.rb:163:in `each'          from D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.6.1/l ib/unit_diff.rb:163:in `unit_diff'          from D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.6.1/l ib/unit_diff.rb:56:in `unit_diff'          from D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ZenTest-3.6.1/b in/unit_diff:38          from D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/bin/unit_diff:19:in `load'          from D:/servers/InstantRails/ruby/bin/unit_diff:19

wtf ? do i need diff.exe ? the instllation guide didnt mention anything on that..

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ok solved,

you have to:

install diff.exe from

add it to your PATH enviroment variables

you're ready to go :slight_smile:

greets