Comments on: Zlib:BufError http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/ Every piece of knowledge must have a single, unambiguous, authoritative representation within a system. Sun, 18 May 2008 19:01:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Shane http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-36 Shane Sun, 18 May 2008 19:01:44 +0000 http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-36 Thanks! I was hitting my head to the keyboard trying to figure out what the problem is because my gem was working just fine! I posted on my blog with reference to yours if you don't mind. I figure there must be more rubyforge project developers trying to figure this out. Thanks! I was hitting my head to the keyboard trying to figure out what the problem is because my gem was working just fine!

I posted on my blog with reference to yours if you don’t mind. I figure there must be more rubyforge project developers trying to figure this out.

]]> By: stevemidgley http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-8 stevemidgley Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:47:04 +0000 http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-8 This turns out to be a very general problem with Zlib on Ruby for Windows. I've written up the code that allows you to work around it: http://www.misuse.org/science/2007/09/07/ruby-zlib-buffer-error-on-windows/ Basically the core is from the RubyGems guys (Jamis Buck I think). I've just published the code if anyone needs to know how to avoid buffer errors in the Zlib Ruby library in other places on Windows. This turns out to be a very general problem with Zlib on Ruby for Windows. I’ve written up the code that allows you to work around it:

http://www.misuse.org/science/2007/09/07/ruby-zlib-buffer-error-on-windows/

Basically the core is from the RubyGems guys (Jamis Buck I think). I’ve just published the code if anyone needs to know how to avoid buffer errors in the Zlib Ruby library in other places on Windows.

]]> By: Jan M http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-7 Jan M Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:13:06 +0000 http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-7 Ok, after two times "gem update --system" I still had the same error. It also suddenly wanted to update gems that were already up to date. So I did a reinstall of Ruby, then the two updates and then it worked. I tracked down the cause of the screwed up installation and it turned out to be the preview version of capistrano 2! Be warned. Before I figured this out I had done 5 clean Ruby installs... So, although the tutorial on their site tells you to, DON'T DO: gem install -s http://gems.rubyonrails.com capistrano Ok, after two times “gem update –system” I still had the same error. It also suddenly wanted to update gems that were already up to date. So I did a reinstall of Ruby, then the two updates and then it worked.

I tracked down the cause of the screwed up installation and it turned out to be the preview version of capistrano 2! Be warned. Before I figured this out I had done 5 clean Ruby installs…

So, although the tutorial on their site tells you to, DON’T DO:
gem install -s http://gems.rubyonrails.com capistrano

]]> By: Greg http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-6 Greg Sun, 27 May 2007 18:28:55 +0000 http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-6 Thanks for this useful advice. Being a noob/intermediate RoR developer that error would have had me stymied for some time. However, with your help it only caused about a 2 minute delay :) Thanks for this useful advice. Being a noob/intermediate RoR developer that error would have had me stymied for some time. However, with your help it only caused about a 2 minute delay :)

]]> By: Zlib:BufError while installing Capistrano on Windows http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-5 Zlib:BufError while installing Capistrano on Windows Wed, 23 May 2007 01:58:32 +0000 http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-5 [...] Thnx to don’t repeat yourself. [...] [...] Thnx to don’t repeat yourself. [...]

]]> By: Tom http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-4 Tom Tue, 22 May 2007 13:45:53 +0000 http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-4 Thank you. I never would have figured that out on my own. I was about to /wrists Thank you. I never would have figured that out on my own. I was about to /wrists

]]> By: FreshFarhan http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-3 FreshFarhan Tue, 22 May 2007 09:53:31 +0000 http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-3 Hey thanks a lot for that info deud! I was having trouble installing capistrano with instantrails for quite a while and this was the exact problem! Hey thanks a lot for that info deud! I was having trouble installing capistrano with instantrails for quite a while and this was the exact problem!

]]> By: Lucas http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-2 Lucas Tue, 22 May 2007 08:19:22 +0000 http://dontrepeatyourself.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/zlibbuferror/#comment-2 Thanks a lot for this post! I don't think I would have figured it out all by myself. Thanks again! Thanks a lot for this post! I don’t think I would have figured it out all by myself. Thanks again!

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