[core] tweaking per @icco; fixing broken build

Gemfile.1.8.7

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ gem 'mime-types', '~>1.16'
 group :development, :test do
   # This is here because gemspec doesn't support require: false
   gem 'coveralls', :require => false
+  gem "netrc", :require => false
+  gem "octokit", :require => false
 end
 
 gemspec

Rakefile

@@ -208,9 +208,10 @@ YARD::Rake::YardocTask.new do |t|
 end
 
 require "tasks/changelog_task"
-require "tasks/github_release_task"
 Fog::Rake::ChangelogTask.new
 
+require "tasks/github_release_task"
+
 task :coveralls_push_workaround do
   use_coveralls = (Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) > Gem::Version.new('1.9.2'))
   if (ENV['COVERAGE'] != 'false') && use_coveralls

lib/tasks/changelog_task.rb

@@ -10,18 +10,7 @@ module Fog
         task(:changelog) do
 
           @changelog = []
-          @changelog << "## #{Fog::VERSION} #{timestamp}"
-          @changelog << "*Hash* #{sha}"
-          @changelog << blank_line
-
-          @changelog << "Statistic     | Value"
-          @changelog << "------------- | --------:"
-          @changelog << "Collaborators | #{collaborators}"
-          @changelog << "Downloads     | #{downloads}"
-          @changelog << "Forks         | #{forks}"
-          @changelog << "Open Issues   | #{open_issues}"
-          @changelog << "Watchers      | #{watchers}"
-          @changelog << blank_line
+          @changelog << release_header
 
           process_commits
 
@@ -35,6 +24,21 @@ module Fog
 
       private
 
+      def release_header
+        <<-HEREDOC
+## #{Fog::VERSION} #{timestamp}
+*Hash* #{sha}
+
+Statistic     | Value
+------------- | --------:
+Collaborators | #{collaborators}
+Downloads     | #{downloads}
+Forks         | #{forks}
+Open Issues   | #{open_issues}
+Watchers      | #{watchers}
+        HEREDOC
+      end
+
       def save_changelog
         old_changelog = File.read('CHANGELOG.md')
         File.open('CHANGELOG.md', 'w') do |file|

lib/tasks/github_release_task.rb

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module Fog
           @github  = Octokit::Client.new :netrc => true
           unless @github.login
             @github = nil
-            raise "Please create a ~.netrc file to authenticate with github. For more information please see https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md#using-a-netrc-file"
+            raise "Please create a ~/.netrc file to authenticate with github. For more information please see https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md#using-a-netrc-file"
           end
         end
         @github