Rakefile in json_pure-1.1.6 vs Rakefile in json_pure-1.1.7

@@ -132,15 +132,17 @@
 desc "Testing library (pure ruby and extension)"
 task :test => [ :test_pure, :test_ext ]
 
 desc "Benchmarking parser"
 task :benchmark_parser do
+  ENV['RUBYOPT'] = "-Ilib:ext #{ENV['RUBYOPT']}"
   ruby 'benchmarks/parser_benchmark.rb'
 end
 
 desc "Benchmarking generator"
 task :benchmark_generator do
+  ENV['RUBYOPT'] = "-Ilib:ext #{ENV['RUBYOPT']}"
   ruby 'benchmarks/generator_benchmark.rb'
 end
 
 desc "Benchmarking library"
 task :benchmark => [ :benchmark_parser, :benchmark_generator ]
@@ -158,11 +160,11 @@
 if defined?(Gem) and defined?(Rake::GemPackageTask) and defined?(Rake::ExtensionTask)
   spec_pure = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     s.name = 'json_pure'
     s.version = PKG_VERSION
     s.summary = "A JSON implementation in Ruby"
-    s.description = ""
+    s.description = "This is a JSON implementation in pure Ruby."
 
     s.files = PKG_FILES
 
     s.require_path = 'lib'
 
@@ -189,10 +191,10 @@
 
   spec_ext = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     s.name = 'json'
     s.version = PKG_VERSION
     s.summary = "A JSON implementation as a Ruby extension"
-    s.description = ""
+    s.description = "This is a JSON implementation as a Ruby extension in C."
 
     s.files = PKG_FILES
 
     s.extensions = FileList['ext/**/extconf.rb']