diff --git a/config/environments/cucumber.rb b/config/environments/cucumber.rb
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+config.cache_classes = true # This must be true for Cucumber to operate correctly!
+
+# Log error messages when you accidentally call methods on nil.
+config.whiny_nils = true
+
+# Show full error reports and disable caching
+config.action_controller.consider_all_requests_local = true
+config.action_controller.perform_caching             = false
+
+# Disable request forgery protection in test environment
+config.action_controller.allow_forgery_protection    = false
+
+# Tell Action Mailer not to deliver emails to the real world.
+# The :test delivery method accumulates sent emails in the
+# ActionMailer::Base.deliveries array.
+config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :test
+
+config.gem 'cucumber',    :lib => false,        :version => '>=0.3.104' unless File.directory?(File.join(Rails.root, 'vendor/plugins/cucumber'))
+config.gem 'webrat',      :lib => false,        :version => '>=0.5.0' unless File.directory?(File.join(Rails.root, 'vendor/plugins/webrat'))
+config.gem 'rspec',       :lib => false,        :version => '>=1.2.8' unless File.directory?(File.join(Rails.root, 'vendor/plugins/rspec'))
+config.gem 'rspec-rails', :lib => false,        :version => '>=1.2.7.1' unless File.directory?(File.join(Rails.root, 'vendor/plugins/rspec-rails'))
+
+config.gem 'ffaker'
diff --git a/features/support/additional_cucumber_setup.rb b/features/support/additional_cucumber_setup.rb
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+# Require spec_helper so we can use blueprints.
+require "#{RAILS_ROOT}/spec/blueprints"
+
+# Set Gettext stuff so we can load Web pages.
+FastGettext.text_domain ||= SITE_TITLE
+FastGettext.available_locales ||= ['en']
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