From: Jeff Schwab <jeff@...>
Date: 2009-04-27T22:20:05+09:00
Subject: Re: rake variables

Jeff Schwab wrote:
> I'm a rake beginner with a couple of questions:
> 
> (1) Is there any way to set rake options from the within the Rakefile, 
> as though they had been specified on the command-line?  I always want to 
> run a particular Rakefile with particular options (e.g. -s).
> 
> (2) It seems rake either gives way too much info, or not enough.  I want 
> Make-like behavior:  Don't bother telling me about stuff you didn't have 
> to build, but do tell me when you're actually building something.
> 
> I see the potential, and I like it, but I'm starting to feel like I need 
> a separate Makefile just to run rake.

Can anyone recommend a more appropriate forum for these questions?