Pending migration and test suite errors about model-class-methods-lab HOT 8 CLOSED

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Hey @pletcher is this something you might be able to check into? cc @AnnJohn

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It looks like the migrations table was getting dropped between tests. I pushed a fix -- lemme know if the problem still comes up!

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Thanks @pletcher, it works now! ")

Still have to comment out 'ruby 2.2.0' from the Gemfile. This isn't a big deal, but small extra step for people who don't have 2.2.0 installed already.

Most of the other labs don't specify a ruby version. Would this lab still work without specifying a ruby version?

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The lab should work with that line commented out (and the .ruby-version file removed) -- installing v2.2.0 with rbenv or RVM doesn't work?

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Awesome - thanks so much for knocking this out @pletcher - great stuff 😸

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Yep, it works fine by commenting out 2.2.0. Don't even need to delete the .ruby-version file.

Installing 2.2.0 with rvm yielded another error where bash commands didn't work. I forget the exact error message but it was something like "bash: learn: command not found". 'bundle' also was not found.

Not a big deal of course, but it might be a little more user friendly if no ruby specific version was required.

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Right, so the trouble is that rvm doesn't have learn (the learn-co gem) or bundle (the bundler gem) installed under Ruby 2.2.0, only under the Ruby that you've been using.

Does rvm give a helpful error about this (like mentioning which Rubies do have those commands available)? I use rbenv, which offers just such an error in these cases.

It's pretty common (and, in the end, a bit stabler) to specify a Ruby version, so I'm inclined to keep that part; but if rvm isn't being helpful, we can make sure to mention that students might encounter this issue in an earlier lesson. (It's something that one encounters pretty regularly working in a Ruby shop, so it's good to know about.)

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