Bukkit

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. i build a gate (doesn't matter if manual or with "gate spawn"
2. build the Chest, put some adress in it
3. build the sign, type [Gate] <enter> test
4. get the error: could not build gate: No dhd was added to the gate builder

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
i want to install a Gate and get the eror: "could not build gate: No dhd was added to the gate builder"

What versions are you using?
Gates: 1.1
Craftbukkit: 1.5.2-R1.0

Do you have an error log of what happened?
"could not build gate: No dhd was added to the gate builder"

Please provide any additional information below.
i'm using several plugins, may one of them interfere with gates?
GriefPrevention,
Essentials
EssentialsProtect
EssentialsGroupManager
SafeCreeper
WorldEdit

but it worked a few times with all plugins active

You need to make sure the chest is within the search area. If you want the chest further away you need to increase the search area in the setting file.

@dale2507: Go

my search area is set to 20 horizontal and 10 vertical and the dhd is 2 blocks away from the Gate on the same level and it suddenly stopped working.