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NoMethodError 'exitstatus' while using Paperclip with Ruby on Rails


I'm trying to use paperclip to handle file uploads in my Rails app. I'm currently running Paperclip 2.4.1 on Rails 3.0.9, running a WEBrick server on sqlite3.

The form worked fine before adding the file upload portion, but after following the quickstart instructions in the Paperclips docs (http://rdoc.info/gems/paperclip/2.4.1/file/README.md), upon form submission I get the following error:

undefined method `exitstatus' for nil:NilClass 
at app/controllers/shows_controller.rb:62:in `create'

Here's the code for my model:

class Show < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :pictures
  has_attached_file :thumb, 
                :styles => { :thumb => "150x150>" },
                :url => "/images/:id/thumb.:extension"

  validates_attachment_presence :thumb
  validates_presence_of :title 
  validates_presence_of :start_date 
  validates_presence_of :end_date
  validates_presence_of :description
  validates_presence_of :blurb 
  validates_presence_of :location

  def self.current
    where("shows.end_date > ?", Time.new).first
  end

  def self.thumb
    image_tag self.thumb.url(:thumb)
  end

end

The create method for my controller:

def create

@show = Show.create(params[:show])

respond_to do |format|
  if @show.save
    format.html { redirect_to(@show, :notice => 'Show was successfully created.') }
    format.xml  { render :xml => @show, :status => :created, :location => @show }
  else
    format.html { render :action => "new" }
    format.xml  { render :xml => @show.errors, :status => :unprocessable_entity }
  end
end

(Line 62 is the @show = Show.create(params[:show] line))

My form:

<%= form_for @show, :html => {:multipart => true} do |f| %>
  <% if @show.errors.any? %>
    <div id="error_explanation">
      <h2><%= pluralize(@show.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this show from being saved:</h2>

      <ul>
      <% @show.errors.full_messages.each do |msg| %>
        <li><%= msg %></li>
      <% end %>
      </ul>
    </div>
  <% end %>

  <div class="field">
    <%= f.label :title %><br />
    <%= f.text_field :title %>
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <%= f.label :start_date %><br />
    <%= f.date_select :start_date %>
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <%= f.label :end_date %><br />
    <%= f.date_select :end_date %>
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <%= f.label :description %><br />
    <%= f.text_area :description %>
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <%= f.label :blurb %><br />
    <%= f.text_field :blurb %>
  </div>  
  <div class="field">
    <%= f.label :location %><br />
    <%= f.text_field :location %>
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <%= f.label :thumb %><br />
    <%= f.file_field :thumb %>
  </div>
  <div class="actions">
    <%= f.submit %>
  </div>
<% end %>

And the full stack trace:

activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/whiny_nil.rb:48:in `method_missing'
cocaine (0.2.0) lib/cocaine/command_line.rb:35:in `run'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip.rb:102:in `run'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/geometry.rb:20:in `from_file'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/thumbnail.rb:35:in `initialize'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/processor.rb:33:in `new'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/processor.rb:33:in `make'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/attachment.rb:397:in `post_process_styles'
activemodel (3.0.9) lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:295:in `inject'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/attachment.rb:396:in `each'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/attachment.rb:396:in `inject'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/attachment.rb:396:in `post_process_styles'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/ordered_hash.rb:139:in `each'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/ordered_hash.rb:139:in `each'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/attachment.rb:392:in `post_process_styles'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/attachment.rb:386:in `post_process'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:414:in `_run_thumb_post_process_callbacks'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:94:in `send'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:94:in `run_callbacks'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/callback_compatibility.rb:54:in `run_paperclip_callbacks'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/attachment.rb:385:in `post_process'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:414:in `_run_post_process_callbacks'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:94:in `send'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:94:in `run_callbacks'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/callback_compatibility.rb:54:in `run_paperclip_callbacks'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/attachment.rb:384:in `post_process'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip/attachment.rb:142:in `assign'
paperclip (2.4.2) lib/paperclip.rb:335:in `thumb='
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/base.rb:1564:in `send'
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/base.rb:1564:in `attributes='
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/base.rb:1560:in `each'
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/base.rb:1560:in `attributes='
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/base.rb:1412:in `initialize'
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/base.rb:502:in `new'
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/base.rb:502:in `create'
app/controllers/shows_controller.rb:62:in `create'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4:in `send_action'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4:in `send_action'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:150:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:11:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:18:in `process_action'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:441:in `_run__918721632__process_action__524098549__callbacks'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:410:in `send'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:410:in `_run_process_action_callbacks'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:94:in `send'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:94:in `run_callbacks'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:17:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:30:in `process_action'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:52:in `instrument'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:21:in `instrument'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:52:in `instrument'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:29:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:17:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:119:in `process'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb:41:in `process'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:138:in `dispatch'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb:14:in `dispatch'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:178:in `action'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:62:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:62:in `dispatch'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:27:in `call'
rack-mount (0.6.14) lib/rack/mount/route_set.rb:148:in `call'
rack-mount (0.6.14) lib/rack/mount/code_generation.rb:93:in `recognize'
rack-mount (0.6.14) lib/rack/mount/code_generation.rb:68:in `optimized_each'
rack-mount (0.6.14) lib/rack/mount/code_generation.rb:92:in `recognize'
rack-mount (0.6.14) lib/rack/mount/route_set.rb:139:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:493:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/best_standards_support.rb:17:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/head.rb:14:in `call'
rack (1.2.3) lib/rack/methodoverride.rb:24:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/params_parser.rb:21:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb:182:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/session/abstract_store.rb:149:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:302:in `call'
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:32:in `call'
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/query_cache.rb:28:in `cache'
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:12:in `cache'
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:31:in `call'
activerecord (3.0.9) lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:354:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:46:in `call'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:416:in `_run_call_callbacks'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:44:in `call'
rack (1.2.3) lib/rack/sendfile.rb:107:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:48:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:47:in `call'
railties (3.0.9) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:13:in `call'
rack (1.2.3) lib/rack/runtime.rb:17:in `call'
activesupport (3.0.9) lib/active_support/cache/strategy/local_cache.rb:72:in `call'
rack (1.2.3) lib/rack/lock.rb:11:in `call'
rack (1.2.3) lib/rack/lock.rb:11:in `synchronize'
rack (1.2.3) lib/rack/lock.rb:11:in `call'
actionpack (3.0.9) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:30:in `call'
railties (3.0.9) lib/rails/application.rb:168:in `call'
railties (3.0.9) lib/rails/application.rb:77:in `send'
railties (3.0.9) lib/rails/application.rb:77:in `method_missing'
railties (3.0.9) lib/rails/rack/log_tailer.rb:14:in `call'
rack (1.2.3) lib/rack/content_length.rb:13:in `call'
rack (1.2.3) lib/rack/handler/webrick.rb:52:in `service'
C:/Rails/Ruby1.8.7/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in `service'
C:/Rails/Ruby1.8.7/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run'
C:/Rails/Ruby1.8.7/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in `start_thread'
C:/Rails/Ruby1.8.7/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in `start'
C:/Rails/Ruby1.8.7/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in `start_thread'
C:/Rails/Ruby1.8.7/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in `start'
C:/Rails/Ruby1.8.7/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in `each'
C:/Rails/Ruby1.8.7/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in `start'
C:/Rails/Ruby1.8.7/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in `start'
C:/Rails/Ruby1.8.7/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in `start'
rack (1.2.3) lib/rack/handler/webrick.rb:13:in `run'
rack (1.2.3) lib/rack/server.rb:217:in `start'
railties (3.0.9) lib/rails/commands/server.rb:65:in `start'
railties (3.0.9) lib/rails/commands.rb:30
railties (3.0.9) lib/rails/commands.rb:27:in `tap'
railties (3.0.9) lib/rails/commands.rb:27
script/rails:6:in `require'
script/rails:6

I wasn't able to find any instance of this error elsewhere relating to paperclip; It looks like its bubbling up from within Rails somewhere; any suggestions?


Solution

  • It seems that the command, that is run with cocaine is not correct. Have you configured paperclip's command path with Paperclip.options[:command_path] = "/usr/local/bin/" and installed ImageMagick in this path?

    You can find out where ImageMagick is with which convert. This should yield the path to the convert binary of ImageMagick - in my case /usr/local/bin/convert