Name: hoe
Project URL: https://zenspider.com/projects/hoe.html
Rubygems URL: hoe
Seattle.rb Contributors: 1
Description:

Hoe is a rake/rubygems helper for project Rakefiles. It helps you manage, maintain, and release your project and includes a dynamic plug-in system allowing for easy extensibility. Hoe ships with plug-ins for all your usual project tasks including rdoc generation, testing, packaging, deployment, and announcement.

See class rdoc for help. Hint: ‘ri Hoe` or any of the plugins listed below.

For extra goodness, see: docs.seattlerb.org/hoe/Hoe.pdf

Features/Problems:

  • Includes a dynamic plug-in system allowing for easy extensibility.

  • Auto-intuits changes, description, summary, and version.

  • Uses a manifest for safe and secure deployment.

  • Provides ‘sow’ for quick project directory creation.

  • Sow uses a simple ERB templating system allowing you to capture your project patterns.

Last Update: 2026-03-17 00:46:20 UTC

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