This package contains Rake, a simple ruby build program with
capabilities similar to make.

Rake has the following features:

* Rakefiles (rake's version of Makefiles) are completely defined in
standard Ruby syntax. No XML files to edit. No quirky Makefile
syntax to worry about (is that a tab or a space?)

* Users can specify tasks with prerequisites.

* Rake supports rule patterns to sythesize implicit tasks.

* Flexible FileLists that act like arrays but know about
manipulating file names and paths.

* A library of prepackaged tasks to make building rakefiles easier.

Authors:
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Jim Weirich