From: Stefan Lang <langstefan@...>
Date: 2005-11-23T07:31:09+09:00
Subject: [ANN] Rant 0.5.0

Rant is a flexible build tool written entirely in Ruby,
similar to Rake.

== What's new in this release?

* The --dry-run (-n) option for rant.
* Action takes a regular expression now. When rant looks for a
  task/file that matches the regular expression, the action block will
  get executed once.

For more details read http://make.rubyforge.org/files/NEWS.html

== Installing Rant

You can install Rant as a RubyGem:

    % gem install --remote rant

or download the package from 
RubyForge(http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=615)
and install with install.rb:

    % ruby install.rb

== Dry-Run demonstration

Example Rantfile:

  import "command"

  task :install => "foo" do
      sys.install "foo", "/usr/local/bin", :mode => 0755
  end

  gen Command, "foo", "foo.c", "cc -o $(>) $(<)"

Running Rant in dry-run mode:

  % rant -n
  Executing "foo"
    - SHELL
      cc -o foo foo.c
  Executing "install"
    - Ruby Proc at Rantfile:3

== Survey about "Rantfile.rb"

Since the previous release (0.4.8), Rant doesn't recognize
the filenames "Rantfile.rb" and "rantfile.rb" as default
Rantfiles anymore. If you want them back, tell me now! If a
reasonable number of users wants to use "Rantfile.rb"/"rantfile.rb",
I will reintroduce those filenames (or one of them).
Alternatives are "Rantfile", "rantfile" or "root.rant".

Please reply to my private address or join the Rant mailing list.

== Resources

Homepage:: http://make.ruby-co.de
Rubyforge page:: http://rubyforge.org/projects/make/
Mailing list:: http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/make-cafe
Repository:: http://developer.berlios.de/svn/?group_id=5046
Rake/Rant comparison::
  http://make.rubyforge.org/files/doc/rant_vs_rake_rdoc.html

-- 
Stefan