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diff --git a/doc/rake/release_notes/rake-0.9.0.rdoc b/doc/rake/release_notes/rake-0.9.0.rdoc deleted file mode 100644 index 823483cc27..0000000000 --- a/doc/rake/release_notes/rake-0.9.0.rdoc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,112 +0,0 @@ -= Rake 0.9.0 Released - -Rake version 0.9.0 has a number of bug fixes and enhancments (see -below for more details). Additionally, the internals have be slightly -restructured and improved. - -== Changes - -=== New Features / Enhancements / Bug Fixes in Version 0.9.0 - -* Rake now warns when the deprecated :needs syntax used (and suggests - the proper syntax in the warning). - -* Moved Rake DSL commands to top level ruby object 'main'. Rake DSL - commands are no longer private methods in Object. (Suggested by - James M. Lawrence/quix) - -* Rake now uses case-insensitive comparisons to find the Rakefile on Windows. - Based on patch by Roger Pack. - -* Rake now requires (instead of loads) files in the test task. Patch by Cezary - Baginski. - -* Fixed typos. Patches by Sean Scot August Moon and R.T. Lechow. - -* Rake now prints the Rakefile directory only when it's different from the - current directory. Patch by Alex Chaffee. - -* Improved rakefile_location discovery on Windows. Patch by James Tucker. - -* Rake now recognizes "Windows Server" as a windows system. Patch by Matthias - Lüdtke - -* Rake::RDocTask is deprecated. Use RDoc::Task from RDoc 2.4.2+ (require - 'rdoc/task') - -* Rake::GemPackageTask is deprecated. Use Gem::PackageTask (require - 'rubygems/package_task') - -* Rake now outputs various messages to $stderr instead of $stdout. - -* Rake no longer emits warnings for Config. Patch by Santiago Pastorino. - -* Removed Rake's DSL methods from the top level scope. If you need to - call 'task :xzy' in your code, include Rake::DSL into your class, or - put the code in a Rake::DSL.environment do ... end block. - -* Split rake.rb into individual files. - -* Support for the --where (-W) flag for showing where a task is defined. - -* Fixed quoting in test task. - (http://onestepback.org/redmine/issues/show/44, - http://www.pivotaltracker.com/story/show/1223138) - -* Fixed the silent option parsing problem. - (http://onestepback.org/redmine/issues/show/47) - -* Fixed :verbose=>false flag on sh and ruby commands. - -* Rake command line options may be given by default in a RAKEOPT - environment variable. - -* Errors in Rake will now display the task invocation chain in effect - at the time of the error. - -* Accepted change by warnickr to not expand test patterns in shell - (allowing more files in the test suite). - -* Fixed that file tasks did not perform prereq lookups in scope - (Redmine #57). - -== What is Rake - -Rake is a build tool similar to the make program in many ways. But -instead of cryptic make recipes, Rake uses standard Ruby code to -declare tasks and dependencies. You have the full power of a modern -scripting language built right into your build tool. - -== Availability - -The easiest way to get and install rake is via RubyGems ... - - gem install rake (you may need root/admin privileges) - -Otherwise, you can get it from the more traditional places: - -Home Page:: http://rake.rubyforge.org/ -Download:: http://rubyforge.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=50 -GitHub:: git://github.com/jimweirich/rake.git - -== Thanks - -As usual, it was input from users that drove a alot of these changes. The -following people either contributed patches, made suggestions or made -otherwise helpful comments. Thanks to ... - -* James M. Lawrence (quix) -* Roger Pack -* Cezary Baginski -* Sean Scot August Moon -* R.T. Lechow -* Alex Chaffee -* James Tucker -* Matthias Lüdtke -* Santiago Pastorino - -Also, bit thanks to Eric Hodel for assisting with getting this release -out the door (where "assisting" includes, but is not by any means -limited to, "pushing" me to get it done). - --- Jim Weirich |