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 1= Rake 0.7.3 Released
 2
 3Rake version 0.7.3 is a minor release that includes some refactoring to better
 4support custom Rake applications.
 5
 6== Changes
 7
 8=== New Features in Version 0.7.3
 9
10* Added the +init+ and +top_level+ methods to make the creation of custom Rake applications a bit easier.  E.g.
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12    gem 'rake', ">= 0.7.3"
13    require 'rake'
14
15    Rake.application.init('myrake')
16
17    task :default do
18      something_interesting
19    end
20
21    Rake.application.top_level
22
23== What is Rake
24
25Rake is a build tool similar to the make program in many ways. But instead of
26cryptic make recipes, Rake uses standard Ruby code to declare tasks and
27dependencies. You have the full power of a modern scripting language built
28right into your build tool.
29
30== Availability
31
32The easiest way to get and install rake is via RubyGems ...
33
34  gem install rake    (you may need root/admin privileges)
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36Otherwise, you can get it from the more traditional places:
37
38Home Page:: http://rake.rubyforge.org/
39Download::  http://rubyforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=50
40
41== Thanks
42
43As usual, it was input from users that drove a alot of these changes. The
44following people either contributed patches, made suggestions or made
45otherwise helpful comments. Thanks to ...
46
47-- Jim Weirich