schema - Strange error in rails - missing helper

Question

I am not sure , but this might be associated with a crashed computer. After restarting (after the crash) I get a missing helper error where the helper name is wrong. Switching branches has no effect on the outcome.

The error is:

Missing helper file helpers//users/xxxx/sites/xxxx/app/helpers/accounts_helper.rb_helper.rb

Ive tried updating gems, uninstalled rails and reinstalled, checked helper names and anywhere helpers are included. Ive also reviewed git logs and checked recently changed code. No luck.

Stack Trace

Started GET "/" for 127.0.0.1 at 2015-01-09 17:53:57 -0700
  ActiveRecord::SchemaMigration Load (1.1ms)  SELECT "schema_migrations".* FROM "schema_migrations"

AbstractController::Helpers::MissingHelperError - Missing helper file helpers//users/xxxx/sites/xxxx/app/helpers/accounts_helper.rb_helper.rb:
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/abstract_controller/helpers.rb:151:in `rescue in block in modules_for_helpers'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/abstract_controller/helpers.rb:148:in `block in modules_for_helpers'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/abstract_controller/helpers.rb:144:in `modules_for_helpers'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_controller/metal/helpers.rb:93:in `modules_for_helpers'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/abstract_controller/helpers.rb:108:in `helper'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_controller/railties/helpers.rb:17:in `inherited'
  app/controllers/application_controller.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:457:in `block in load_file'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:647:in `new_constants_in'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:456:in `load_file'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:354:in `require_or_load'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:494:in `load_missing_constant'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:184:in `const_missing'
  app/controllers/pages_controller.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:457:in `block in load_file'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:647:in `new_constants_in'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:456:in `load_file'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:354:in `require_or_load'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:494:in `load_missing_constant'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:184:in `const_missing'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb:261:in `block in constantize'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb:259:in `constantize'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:566:in `get'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:597:in `constantize'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:69:in `controller_reference'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:59:in `controller'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:38:in `serve'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:43:in `block in serve'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:30:in `serve'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:802:in `call'
  bullet (4.14.0) lib/bullet/rack.rb:10:in `call'
  meta_request (0.3.4) lib/meta_request/middlewares/app_request_handler.rb:13:in `call'
  meta_request (0.3.4) lib/meta_request/middlewares/meta_request_handler.rb:13:in `call'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/etag.rb:24:in `call'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/conditionalget.rb:25:in `call'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/head.rb:13:in `call'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/params_parser.rb:27:in `call'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb:260:in `call'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:225:in `context'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:220:in `call'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:560:in `call'
  activerecord (4.2.0) lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:36:in `call'
  activerecord (4.2.0) lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:647:in `call'
  activerecord (4.2.0) lib/active_record/migration.rb:378:in `call'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:29:in `block in call'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:88:in `_run_callbacks'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:734:in `_run_call_callbacks'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:27:in `call'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/reloader.rb:73:in `call'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:78:in `call'
  better_errors (2.1.0) lib/better_errors/middleware.rb:84:in `protected_app_call'
  better_errors (2.1.0) lib/better_errors/middleware.rb:79:in `better_errors_call'
  better_errors (2.1.0) lib/better_errors/middleware.rb:57:in `call'
  rack-contrib (1.2.0) lib/rack/contrib/response_headers.rb:17:in `call'
  meta_request (0.3.4) lib/meta_request/middlewares/headers.rb:16:in `call'
  web-console (2.0.0) lib/action_dispatch/debug_exceptions.rb:18:in `middleware_call'
  web-console (2.0.0) lib/action_dispatch/debug_exceptions.rb:13:in `call'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:30:in `call'
  railties (4.2.0) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:38:in `call_app'
  railties (4.2.0) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:20:in `block in call'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:68:in `block in tagged'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:26:in `tagged'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:68:in `tagged'
  railties (4.2.0) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:20:in `call'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:21:in `call'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/methodoverride.rb:22:in `call'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/runtime.rb:18:in `call'
  activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/cache/strategy/local_cache_middleware.rb:28:in `call'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/lock.rb:17:in `call'
  actionpack (4.2.0) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:113:in `call'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/sendfile.rb:113:in `call'
  rack-mini-profiler (0.9.2) lib/mini_profiler/profiler.rb:300:in `call'
  railties (4.2.0) lib/rails/engine.rb:518:in `call'
  railties (4.2.0) lib/rails/application.rb:164:in `call'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/lock.rb:17:in `call'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/content_length.rb:15:in `call'
  rack (1.6.0) lib/rack/handler/webrick.rb:89:in `service'
  /Users/Hank/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.2.0-rc1/lib/ruby/2.2.0/webrick/httpserver.rb:138:in `service'
  /Users/Hank/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.2.0-rc1/lib/ruby/2.2.0/webrick/httpserver.rb:94:in `run'
  /Users/Hank/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.2.0-rc1/lib/ruby/2.2.0/webrick/server.rb:294:in `block in start_thread'

Answer 1

The problem seems to have been introduced in the latest version of ruby, ruby 2.2.0.

Try this experiment:

in rails console/or irb:

[1] pry(main)>File.expand_path ("./") 
=> "/users/xxxx/Sites/xxxx"

and in the terminal window:

]$ pwd
/users/xxxx/sites/xxxx

See the different case? If you get that, then deep in the bowels of active support a regex goes south. One fix is to remove the "sites" directory and recreate. It might also work to rename the sites directory using the finder, as rename it to "foobar" and then back to "sites".

hth.

(from this page in Japan) http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://d.hatena.ne.jp/jiikko/20150108&prev=search

And when I was debugging this with another person, it was enough to have a mixed case directory name in the path. We renamed it to 'farknerd' and then back the original, except all lower case, and it worked.