On Jul 11, 2007, at 14:11 , Wayne E. Seguin wrote:

>> class Blah
>>   VERSION = "1.2.3"
>>   # ...
>> end
>>
>> === Rakefile
>>
>> require 'rubygems'
>> require 'hoe'
>>
>> require './lib/blah.rb'
>>
>> Hoe.new("Blah", Blah::VERSION) do |p| # this builds the gemspec  
>> and defines a lot of commands
>>   # ...
>> end
>
> If you don't mind requiring Hoe then this is an excellent approach  
> to use.

Huh? Even without hoe the point and the example still stand.