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Error message:
private method `gem' called for #<Rails::Configuration:0x411a2124>
Exception class:
NoMethodError
Application root:
/home/.dudette/lakedenman/ncchsa.org/ncchsa/releases/20081021194252
Backtrace:
# File Line Location
0 ./config/environment.rb 24
1 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/initializer.rb 47 in `run'
2 ./config/environment.rb 12
3 /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb 31 in `gem_original_require'
4 /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb 31 in `require'
5 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb 496 in `require'
6 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb 342 in `new_constants_in'
7 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb 496 in `require'
8 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/railz/application_spawner.rb 252 in `preload_application'
9 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/railz/application_spawner.rb 212 in `initialize_server'
10 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/utils.rb 181 in `report_app_init_status'
11 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/railz/application_spawner.rb 201 in `initialize_server'
12 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 166 in `start_synchronously'
13 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 135 in `start'
14 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 112 in `fork'
15 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 112 in `start'
16 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/railz/application_spawner.rb 177 in `start'
17 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/railz/framework_spawner.rb 270 in `handle_spawn_application'
18 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/railz/framework_spawner.rb 263 in `synchronize'
19 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/railz/framework_spawner.rb 263 in `handle_spawn_application'
20 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 317 in `__send__'
21 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 317 in `main_loop'
22 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 168 in `start_synchronously'
23 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 135 in `start'
24 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 112 in `fork'
25 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 112 in `start'
26 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/railz/framework_spawner.rb 87 in `start'
27 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/spawn_manager.rb 218 in `spawn_rails_application'
28 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/spawn_manager.rb 213 in `synchronize'
29 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/spawn_manager.rb 213 in `spawn_rails_application'
30 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/spawn_manager.rb 122 in `spawn_application'
31 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/spawn_manager.rb 247 in `handle_spawn_application'
32 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 317 in `__send__'
33 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 317 in `main_loop'
34 /dh/passenger/lib/passenger/abstract_server.rb 168 in `start_synchronously'
35 /dh/passenger/bin/passenger-spawn-server 46