rspec bugs when trying to run rake

Question

I'm trying to teach myself some ruby using the app academy tutorials and after doing the readings, installing rvm,rubygems and rspec2 when I even try to run the first most basic code (00_hello) with rake I get the whole error :

 (in /home/deadpool/Documents/learn_ruby)
/home/deadpool/Documents/learn_ruby/rspec_config.rb:3:in `block in <top (required)>': undefined method `color=' for #<RSpec::Core::Configuration:0x0000000293dee0> (NoMethodError)
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core.rb:67:in `configure'
    from /home/deadpool/Documents/learn_ruby/rspec_config.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:162:in `require'
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:162:in `block in requires='
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:162:in `map'
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:162:in `requires='
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/configuration_options.rb:22:in `block in configure'
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/configuration_options.rb:21:in `each'
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/configuration_options.rb:21:in `configure'
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:17:in `run'
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:55:in `run_in_process'
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:46:in `run'
    from /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:10:in `block in autorun'
rake aborted!
ruby -S bundle exec rspec -I/home/deadpool/Documents/learn_ruby/00_hello -I/home/deadpool/Documents/learn_ruby/00_hello/solution -f documentation -r ./rspec_config "/home/deadpool/Documents/learn_ruby/00_hello/hello_spec.rb" failed
/home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/rake_task.rb:117:in `rescue in block (2 levels) in initialize'
/home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/rake_task.rb:113:in `block (2 levels) in initialize'
/home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p481/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/rake_task.rb:109:in `block in initialize'
Tasks: TOP => default => spec
(See full trace by running task with --trace)

I tried to google some of the errors, but with no success. I had previously another error with the rake file using rspec v2 and the current version is 3.0.0, so I had to install the older and I think it might be another setup problem. Thanks if someone can help me or direct me.

rspec_config.rb file :

RSpec.configure do |c|
    c.fail_fast = true
    c.color = true
end

hello.rb file:

def hello
   "Hello!"
end

def greet(who)
   "Hello, #{who}!"
end

UPDATE

Getting new error as :-

While I changed c.color = true to c.color_enabled = true

(in /home/deadpool/Documents/learn_ruby)
the hello function says hello (FAILED - 1)

Failures: 1) the hello function says hello Failure/Error: 
Unable to find matching line from backtrace undefined method run_all' for []:Array 
# /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/hooks.rb:116:inrun_hook_filtered' 
# /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:176:in eval_before_alls'
# /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/example_group.rb:231:inrun'
# /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:26:in block (2 levels) in run'
# /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:26:inmap'
# /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:26:in block in run' 
# /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/reporter.rb:11:inreport'
# /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/command_line.rb:23:in run' 
# /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:55:inrun_in_process' 
# /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:46:in run'
# /home/deadpool/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rspec-core-2.0.0/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:10:inblock in autorun'

UPDATE

hello_spec.rb file :

require "hello"

describe "the hello function" do
  it "says hello" do
    hello.should == "Hello!"
  end
end

describe "the greet function" do
  it "says hello to someone" do
    greet("Alice").should == "Hello, Alice!"
  end

  it "says hello to someone else" do
    greet("Bob").should == "Hello, Bob!"
  end
end

UPDATE So, I updated rspec to v3.0.0 and changed Rakefile gem 'rspec', '~>3.0.0' and c.color = true back. Everything is working now(getting some deprecation warnings, but nothing critical), getting the output that is in the tutorial. Guess I just had to updae my rspec and change the version in the Rakefile. Thank you so much :)

Answer 1

Your error log is showing you are in rspec-core-2.0.0 version and your error is saying -

rspec_config.rb:3:in `block in <top (required)>': undefined method `color=' for 
#<RSpec::Core::Configuration:0x0000000293dee0> (NoMethodError)

Now Deprecate config options confirms that below versions of 2.99.0.rc1 / 2014-05-18 or 2.99.0 methods were - #color_enabled, #color_enabled= and #color?. Which are changed since 2.99.0 to #color, #color= and #color_enabled?.

I got the information from the changelog as I linked -

Deprecate #color_enabled, #color_enabled= and #color? in favour of #color, #color= and #color_enabled? output. (Jon Rowe)

Thus you need to write as

RSpec.configure do |c|
    c.fail_fast = true
    c.color_enabled = true
end

Regarding your new error, I found it as a bug undefined methodrun_all' for []:Array`. Which has been fixed in this patch. Check this Rspec issue.

My suggestion use Rspec 3.0, at least you will be happy. In this case revert the color_enabled to color.

Hope this would help you.