README.rdoc in rake-compiler-0.8.1 vs README.rdoc in rake-compiler-0.8.2

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@@ -67,17 +67,29 @@ === Adding the code to enable rake-compiler Now the fun part. It's time to introduce the code to your projects Rakefile to tell it to use rake-compiler to build your extension: + # File: extconf.rb + + # this line should already exist + create_makefile('hello_world') + + # File: Rakefile require 'rake/extensiontask' Rake::ExtensionTask.new('hello_world') That's it? Yes, that's it! No other lines of code are needed for rake-compiler to work its magic. + +Though, you need to make sure the parameter to <tt>create_makefile</tt> +and <tt>ExtensionTask.new</tt> are the same or rake-compiler will not mimic +the RubyGems standard install process. You can override this standard +behaviour if needed, see the instructions for "non-standard project structure" +below for details. If you want to do the same for a JRuby extension written in Java, it's just as easy: # File: Rakefile