base64 error with ruby1.9

[benoitc]

on Ubuntu 9.04 jaunty with ruby 1.9.0 (2008-06-20 revision 17482) I get the error :
/var/lib/gems/1.9.0/gems/couchrest-0.33/lib/couchrest/core/database.rb:2:in require': no such file to load -- base64 (LoadError) from /var/lib/gems/1.9.0/gems/couchrest-0.33/lib/couchrest/core/database.rb:2:in<top (required)>'
from /var/lib/gems/1.9.0/gems/couchrest-0.33/lib/couchrest/core/server.rb:53:in database' from /var/lib/gems/1.9.0/gems/couchrest-0.33/lib/couchrest/core/server.rb:59:indatabase!'
from /var/lib/gems/1.9.0/gems/couchrest-0.33/lib/couchrest.rb:138:in database!' from /usr/local/aimpl-version/aimpl/scripts/make_pl.rb:6:in

'

[deepj]

Update to newer version of Ruby 1.9.1

[benoitc]

yes this is definitly what I had to do though most of current distribution don't have ruby 1.9.1

[jo]

You should use Array.pack and string.unpack "m"

Greetings,
Johannes

[benoitc]

i installed ruby 1.9.1 (easier way in time limited). But anyway I'm not sure couchrest should require 1.9.1 actually. very little linux distribution have it in stable.

[jo]

I meant couchrest could use Array.pack("m*") instead of using Base64.encode64 to obviate that version dependency.

http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/132076

Greetings
Johannes