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correcting the documentation which wrongly states that rails/init.rb file of a gem is loaded

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Neeraj Singh 2010-08-18 00:08:00 -04:00
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@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ h3. Plugins as Gems
Turning your rails plugin into a gem is a simple and straightforward task. This section will cover how to turn your plugin into a gem. It will not cover how to distribute that gem.
The initialization file has to be called +rails/init.rb+, the root +init.rb+ file, if any, is ignored by Rails. Also, the name of the plugin now is relevant since +config.gem+ tries to load it. Either name the main file after your gem, or document that users should use the +:lib+ option.
Rails 3 ignores both <tt>init.rb</tt> and <tt>rails/init.rb</tt> file of a gem. Also, the name of the plugin now is relevant since +config.gem+ tries to load it. Either name the main file after your gem, or document that users should use the +:lib+ option.
It's common practice to put any developer-centric rake tasks (such as tests, rdoc and gem package tasks) in +Rakefile+. A rake task that packages the gem might look like this: