Don't generate binstubs by default when using Rails 4?

[Confusion]

When using Rails 4, the default options result in this error being raised when running a command from bin in a deployed environment:

Looks like your app's ./bin/rails is a stub that was generated by Bundler.

In Rails 4, your app's bin/ directory contains executables that are versioned
like any other source code, rather than stubs that are generated on demand.

Here's how to upgrade:

  bundle config --delete bin    # Turn off Bundler's stub generator
  rake rails:update:bin         # Use the new Rails 4 executables
  git add bin                   # Add bin/ to source control

You may need to remove bin/ from your .gitignore as well.

When you install a gem whose executable you want to use in your app,
generate it and add it to source control:

  bundle binstubs some-gem-name
  git add bin/new-executable

I have in fact checked in a bin with executables generated by Rails, but they are not used, because by default bin is symlinked to shared/bin, containing executables with bundler-generated executables. Of course it is trivial to configure bundler such that this doesn't happen, but since everyone using Rails 4 needs to do that, it would be better to just do 'the right thing' out of the box.

Do you agree and are you interested in a pull request for this?

Edit:
Also see rails/rails#8974 and specifically rails/rails#8974 (comment)

[shaneog]

👍

[blackjid]

👍

[tisba]

Honestly, I won't change capistrano-bundlers default behavior here. But there should be a big section in the readme, describing this issue and how to fix it.

[tonytonyjan]

👍

[janraasch]

👍

[hejhugo]

👍 😄

[jweslley]

👍

[jweslley]

My solution for now... In config/deploy.rb file:

• add line set :bundle_binstubs, nil
• remove bin from linked dirs set :linked_dirs, %w{log tmp/pids tmp/cache tmp/sockets vendor/bundle public/system}

[mattbrictson]

I'm using the same technique as @jweslley

[janraasch]

Same here :)

[ivanovv]

👍

[rdetert]

I also had to do what @jweslley recommended. Otherwise delayed job was not getting put in the bin directory.

[maletor]

👍

[sarkis]

👍

[nicolasgarnil]

👍

[BilalBudhani]

This would be nice to have.

[ydkn]

👍

[kevmimcc]

👍

[davestephens]

...insert generic "worked for me too" comment here...

[Confusion]

So I haven't ever implemented this, since (AFAIK) no one with commit permissions has given the thumbs up. I have no idea whether there is a reasonable chance of a contribution being merged.

[leehambley]

@kirs has the final say :)

[mustmodify]

@tisba: I would be interested in hearing the thinking behind why it works this way.

[tisba]

@mustmodify not sure what you are referring to… This issue is about to change the default behavior of capistrano-bundler

[mustmodify]

Sorry I wasn't clear. When I deploy, it seems that capistrano replaces my bin directory, leaving me without the files in my repo. You said, "Honestly, I won't change capistrano-bundlers default behavior here." So I assume there is some good reason why you think the current behavior is appropriate. It may be a great reason that I just don't understand. Would you care to enlighten me / us?

[tisba]

I only changed the set :linked_dirs to "fix" this issue with Rails:

set :linked_dirs, %w{log tmp/pids tmp/cache tmp/sockets vendor/bundle public/system}

But I have another project that uses capistrano-bundler which is not a rails project. One solution could be some kind of auto detection magic to figure out if you are deploying a rails app (or capistrano-rails could do that).

[blackjid]

👍

[indirect]

I also recommend this. The "official recommendation" is to run bundler binstubs delayedjob (or whichever gem) to create a single binstub for the gem you need, and commit that binstub into git. Capistrano shouldn't need to generate its own binstubs, and definitely shouldn't overwrite the Rails 4 generated binstubs.

[kirs]

@indirect thanks!

[kirs]

capistrano-bundler 1.1.4 without auto binstubs generation released.

[kirs]

Both PRs are merged. Thanks for discussion. Can be closed now.

[unabl4]

👍

[sunil-netsol]

👍 worked for me.

[b264]

The solution from @jweslley also worked for me. 👍

[iFarhaanFK]

bundle --binstubs is any off you know what this do.

[iFarhaanFK]

I mean the full documentation. I could not find it

[mattbrictson]

@Frrank1 I think the only place in the official document where binstubs is explained is here: http://bundler.io/v1.11/man/bundle-exec.1.html

[iFarhaanFK]

Hey thanks @mattbrictson

[u007]

i think this configuration should be the default config/deploy.rb
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/36347033/rails-5-console-not-working

what do you guys think?

[iFarhaanFK]

@u007 it's the same solution as @jweslley and @mattbrictson suggested.

[waleedarshad]

(y)

[gregblass]

Thank you @jweslley. After 2+ hours fighting to get my app to deploy with webpack, removing 'bin' from linked_dirs finally worked for me.