# \[ANN\] Rake 0.5.3 Release **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [9 April 2005 12:43 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-rake-0-5-3-release/17535 "2005-04-09T12:43:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jim\_Weirich1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@Jim\_Weirich1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jim_Weirich1)\ **Post date:** [9 April 2005 12:43 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-rake-0-5-3-release/17535/1 "2005-04-09T12:43:03Z")
= Rake 0.5.0 Released Although it has only been two weeks since the last release, we have enough updates to the Rake program to make it time for another release. == Changes Here are the changes for version 0.5.3 ... \* FileLists have been extensively changed so that they mimic the   behavior of real arrays even more closely. In particular,   operations on FileLists that return a new collection (e.g. collect,   reject) will now return a FileList rather than an array. In   addition, several places where FileLists were not properly expanded   before use have been fixed. \* A method (+ext+) to simplify the handling of file extensions was   added to String and to Array. \* The 'testrb' script in test/unit tends to silently swallow syntax   errors in test suites. Because of that, the default test loader is   now a rake-provided script. You can still use 'testrb' by setting   the loader flag in the test task to :testrb. (See the API documents   for TestTask for all the loader flag values). \* FileUtil methods (e.g. cp, mv, install) are now declared to be   private. This will cut down on the interference with user defined   methods of the same name. \* Fixed the verbose flag in the TestTask so that the test code is   controlled by the flag. Also shortened up some failure messages. \* Rules will now properly detect a task that can generate a source   file. Previously rules would only consider source files that were   already present. \* Added an +import+ command that allows Rake to dynamically import   dependencies into a running Rake session. The +import+ command   can run tasks to update the dependency file before loading them.   Dependency files can be in rake or make format, allowing rake to   work with tools designed to generate dependencies for make. == 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:: [http://rake.rubyforge.org/](http://rake.rubyforge.org/) Download:: [http://rubyforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group\_id=50](http://rubyforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=50) == Thanks As usual, it was input from users that drove a alot of these changes. Thanks to ... \* Brian Gernhardt for the rules fix (especially for the patience to   explain the problem to me until I got what he was talking about). \* Stefan Lang for pointing out problems in the dark corners of the   FileList implementation. \* Alexey Verkhovsky pointing out the silently swallows syntax errors   in tests. \* Tobias Luetke for beautifying the test task output. \* Sam Roberts for some of the ideas behind dependency loading. > **···** > > -- > -- Jim Weirich [jim@weirichhouse.org](mailto:jim@weirichhouse.org)[http://onestepback.org](http://onestepback.org) > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, > not tried it." -- Donald Knuth (in a memo to Peter van Emde Boas) ---
**Author:** ![Nobuyoshi\_Nakada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/edb3f5/32.png) [@Nobuyoshi\_Nakada](https://rubytalk.org/u/Nobuyoshi_Nakada)\ **Post date:** [13 April 2005 04:46 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-rake-0-5-3-release/17535/2 "2005-04-13T04:46:15Z")
Hi, At Sat, 9 Apr 2005 21:43:03 +0900, Jim Weirich wrote in [ruby-talk:137578]: > = Rake 0.5.0 Released It doesn't run. $ rake /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.9/gems/rake-0.5.3/lib/rake.rb:658:in `private': undefined method `options' for class `Object' (NameError)   from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.9/gems/rake-0.5.3/lib/rake.rb:658   from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.9/gems/rake-0.5.3/lib/rake.rb:657:in `each'   from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.9/gems/rake-0.5.3/lib/rake.rb:657   from /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:18:in `require'   from /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:18:in `require'   from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.9/gems/rake-0.5.3/bin/rake:2   from /usr/bin/rake:18:in `load'   from /usr/bin/rake:18 --- rake-0.5.3/lib/rake.rb.orig 1970-01-01 09:00:00.000000000 +0900 +++ rake-0.5.3/lib/rake.rb 2005-04-12 15:01:59.501750000 +0900 @@ -652,11 +652,6 @@ # define methods on other objects. -file\_utils\_methods = (FileUtils.methods - Object.methods) include RakeFileUtils > **···** > > - > -file\_utils\_methods.each do |name| > - private name.to\_sym > -end > -file\_utils\_methods = nil > +private(\*FileUtils.instance\_methods(false)) > > ###################################################################### > > -- > Nobu Nakada ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Weirich1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@Jim\_Weirich1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jim_Weirich1)\ **Post date:** [13 April 2005 11:53 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-rake-0-5-3-release/17535/3 "2005-04-13T11:53:54Z")
> Jim Weirich wrote in [ruby-talk:137578]: > \> = Rake 0.5.0 Released > > It doesn't run. (under ruby 1.9) > include RakeFileUtils > +private(\*FileUtils.instance\_methods(false)) Thanks for the patch. I grabbed the latest 1.9 CVS and tried to test it, but it seemed to have trouble with optparse. So I wasn't able to test the changes under Ruby 1.9. I've made a beta gem available is someone would like to verify it. You can get the beta version (0.5.3.2) with ...   gem update rake --source [http://onestepback.org/betagems](http://onestepback.org/betagems) > **···** > > On Wednesday 13 April 2005 12:46 am, nobu.nokada@softhome.net wrote: > > -- > -- Jim Weirich jim@weirichhouse.org [http://onestepback.org](http://onestepback.org) > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, > not tried it." -- Donald Knuth (in a memo to Peter van Emde Boas) ---
**Author:** ![Nobuyoshi\_Nakada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/edb3f5/32.png) [@Nobuyoshi\_Nakada](https://rubytalk.org/u/Nobuyoshi_Nakada)\ **Post date:** [13 April 2005 12:35 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-rake-0-5-3-release/17535/4 "2005-04-13T12:35:04Z")
Hi, At Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:53:54 +0900, Jim Weirich wrote in [ruby-talk:138067]: > Thanks for the patch. I grabbed the latest 1.9 CVS and tried to test it, but > it seemed to have trouble with optparse. So I wasn't able to test the What's trouble? > **···** > > -- > Nobu Nakada ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Weirich1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@Jim\_Weirich1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jim_Weirich1)\ **Post date:** [13 April 2005 14:25 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-rake-0-5-3-release/17535/5 "2005-04-13T14:25:48Z")
nobu.nokada@softhome.net said: > Hi, > > At Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:53:54 +0900, > Jim Weirich wrote in [ruby-talk:138067]: > > > Thanks for the patch. I grabbed the latest 1.9 CVS and tried to test > > it, but > > it seemed to have trouble with optparse. So I wasn't able to test the > > What's trouble? Ahh ... I'm at work now and had the trouble at home, so the following is from memory... In optparse it was complaining about an undefined method 'pattern' on a string object. I'll give more details when I get back home this evening. > **···** > > -- > -- Jim Weirich jim@weirichhouse.org [http://onestepback.org](http://onestepback.org) > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, > not tried it." -- Donald Knuth (in a memo to Peter van Emde Boas) ---
**Author:** ![Nobuyoshi\_Nakada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/edb3f5/32.png) [@Nobuyoshi\_Nakada](https://rubytalk.org/u/Nobuyoshi_Nakada)\ **Post date:** [13 April 2005 14:41 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-rake-0-5-3-release/17535/6 "2005-04-13T14:41:02Z")
Hi, At Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:25:48 +0900, Jim Weirich wrote in [ruby-talk:138091]: > In optparse it was complaining about an undefined method 'pattern' on a > string object. OK, fixed. > **···** > > -- > Nobu Nakada