Route segment ":controller" cannot be optional because it precedes a required segment.

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Hi,

With this route...

map.namespace :admin do |admin|   admin.sort '/:controller/sort/:sort_by/:sort_dir', :action => 'sort' end

...I get this message...

Route segment ":controller" cannot be optional because it precedes a required segment. This segment will be required.

The route works as expected, but the warning is worrying. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Dave

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Dave,

Did you ever get any resolution on this? I'm just now having exactly the same problem. I'm doing a filter though:

map.namespace :admin do |admin|   admin.filter ':controller/filter', :action => 'filter' end

I wonder if there is some additional command-line hash option or parameter that can be passed in?

This seems like something that would be fairly common... i.e. a common extra action across multiple controllers?

-Danimal