From: Stefan Lang <langstefan@...>
Date: 2005-12-13T04:13:04+09:00
Subject: Rant 0.5.2

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

== What's new in this release?

* Gems created with Ruby 1.8.3 won't work with other
  Ruby versions (because of a YAML bug). This no longer
  affects gems created with Rant's RubyPackage task.
  Documentation:
    http://make.rubyforge.org/files/doc/rubyproject_rdoc.html

* Rework of Rant's FileList class. You can use it as "normal"
  Ruby library now. Below is an example.
  Documentation:
    http://make.rubyforge.org/files/doc/filelist_rdoc.html

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

== Rant::FileList example

You can use Rant's FileList class as library in your Ruby app/library.
Example usage:

    # The next two statements are required if Rant was
    # installed as a RubyGem.
    #require "rubygems"
    #require_gem "rant"

� � require "rant/filelist"

� � # Iterate over all files in the current directory and its
� � # subdirectories, skipping backup files (filenames ending
� � # in ~ or .bak).
� � 
� � Rant::FileList.glob_all "**/*" do |fl|
� � � � fl.exclude "*~", "*.bak"
� � � � fl.files.each { |filename|
� � � � � � # do something with the file "filename"
� � � � }
� � end

== 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

Naming suggestions, feature requests for further Rant development,
etc. are welcome!

-- 
Stefan