Rake 0.8.6 Released
Rake version 0.8.5 introduced greatly improved support for executing commands on Windows. The “sh” command now has the same semantics on Windows that it has on Unix based platforms.
Rake version 0.8.5 includes minor fixes the the RDoc generation.
What is Rake
Rake is a build tool similar to the make program in many ways. But instead of cryptic make recipes, Rake uses standard Ruby code to declare tasks and dependencies. You have the full power of a modern scripting language built right into your build tool.
Availability
The easiest way to get and install rake is via RubyGems …
gem install rake (you may need root/admin privileges)Otherwise, you can get it from the more traditional places:
- Home Page
- Download
- GitHub
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git://github.com/jimweirich/rake.git
Thanks
As usual, it was input from users that drove a alot of these changes. The following people either contributed patches, made suggestions or made otherwise helpful comments. Thanks to …
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James M. Lawrence/quix
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Luis Lavena
– Jim Weirich