Class: Rake::GemPackageTask

Create a package based upon a Gem spec. Gem packages, as well as zip files and tar/gzipped packages can be produced by this task.

In addition to the Rake targets generated by PackageTask, a GemPackageTask will also generate the following tasks:

"package_dir/name-version.gem": Create a Ruby GEM package with the given name and version.

Example using a Ruby GEM spec:

require 'rubygems'

spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
  s.platform = Gem::Platform::RUBY
  s.summary = "Ruby based make-like utility."
  s.name = 'rake'
  s.version = PKG_VERSION
  s.requirements << 'none'
  s.require_path = 'lib'
  s.autorequire = 'rake'
  s.files = PKG_FILES
  s.description = <<EOF
Rake is a Make-like program implemented in Ruby. Tasks
and dependencies are specified in standard Ruby syntax.
EOF
end

Rake::GemPackageTask.new(spec) do |pkg|
  pkg.need_zip = true
  pkg.need_tar = true
end

Public Attributes
gem_spec	Ruby GEM spec containing the metadata for this package. The name, version and package_files are automatically determined from the GEM spec and don’t need to be explicitly provided.

Public Methods
define	Create the Rake tasks and actions specified by this GemPackageTask. (`define` is automatically called if a block is given to `new`).
gem_file
init	Initialization tasks without the "yield self" or define operations.
new	Create a GEM Package task library. Automatically define the gem if a block is given. If no block is supplied, then `define` needs to be called to define the task.

GemPackageTask

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