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-rw-r--r--README54
-rw-r--r--Rakefile12
-rw-r--r--bin/mongrel_rails12
-rw-r--r--doc/site/src/default.template22
-rw-r--r--doc/site/src/news.page32
-rw-r--r--lib/mongrel/command.rb6
-rw-r--r--lib/mongrel/plugins.rb177
-rw-r--r--lib/mongrel/rails.rb2
-rw-r--r--projects/gem_plugin/COPYING504
-rw-r--r--projects/gem_plugin/LICENSE58
-rw-r--r--projects/gem_plugin/README115
-rw-r--r--projects/gem_plugin/Rakefile35
-rw-r--r--projects/gem_plugin/lib/gem_plugin.rb204
-rw-r--r--projects/gem_plugin/setup.rb1360
-rw-r--r--projects/gem_plugin/test/test_plugins.rb (renamed from test/test_plugins.rb)38
-rw-r--r--projects/gem_plugin/tools/rakehelp.rb111
16 files changed, 2509 insertions, 233 deletions
diff --git a/README b/README
index a86f031..eeeb5d8 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -11,11 +11,27 @@ scream without too many portability issues.
 
 == Status
 
-The 0.3.6 release supports Ruby On Rails much better than previously, and also
-sports the beginning of a command and plugin infrastructure.  There is now a more
-complete CGIWrapper that handles most of the CGI usage, but still doesn't do the
-MIME decoding or file upload/send (it leaves that to CGI).  Finally, there's a
-great mongrel_rails_service script for running under Win32 as a service.
+Mongrel 0.3.9 now supports a fancy RubyGems based plugin system called GemPlugin.
+It uses the basic machinery of RubyGems to implement dynamically loaded plugins
+based on dependencies.  Writing a plugin is pretty easy, but right now it's
+not as well documented as it should be.  There is a simple example plugin
+for adding a status command to your mongrel.  Just do:
+
+ > gem install mongrel_status
+
+And you'll then get a new status command.  Then just do:
+
+ > cd myrailsapp
+ > mongrel_rails start -d
+ > mongrel_rails status
+
+And it'll print out the PID your Rails app is running under.
+
+The GemPlugin project is a sub-project of Mongrel, but it's licensed under
+the Ruby license and is usable outside Mongrel
+
+
+== Quick Start
 
 After you've installed (either with gem install mongrel or via source) you should
 have the mongrel_rails command available in your PATH.  Then you just do the following:
@@ -58,7 +74,11 @@ and do:
      -r c:\my\path\to\myapp -p 4000 -e production
  $ mongrel_rails_service start -n myapp
 
-Now hit the port and poof, works.  *Stopping the service is a little problematic right now.*
+Now hit the port and poof, works.  
+
+Stopping a service is simple:
+
+ $ mongrel_rails_service stop -n myapp
 
 If you run into an app that's not running right, my suggestion is to run it with
 the regular mongrel_rails runner:
@@ -68,6 +88,10 @@ the regular mongrel_rails runner:
 
 Since that will spit out error messages and stuff to the console.  *Use CTRL-Pause/Break to stop.*
 
+Best thing about the win32 support is that you can simply use the Windows Services
+in Control Panel->Admin Tools to work with it.  You can also install the same
+Rails app as different installs.  For example I've got myapp_dev, and myapp_prod and
+just start/stop which one I want to work with.
 
 == Install
 
@@ -131,24 +155,6 @@ create a matching database connection for each processor thread.  More on
 this in future releases.
 
 
-== The Future
-
-With the core of Mongrel completed I'm now turning to the next set of features
-to make Mongrel useful for hosting web applications in a heavily utilized
-production environment.  Right now I'm looking at:
-
-* An idea I've had for an insane caching handler which could speed up quite a
-few deployments.
-
-Overall though the goal of Mongrel is to be just enough HTTP to serve a Ruby
-web application that sits behind a more complete web server.  Everything
-in the next will focus on actually hosting the major web frameworks for Ruby:
-
-* Camping -- because it's already done (thanks Why).
-* Ruby on Rails -- that's where my bread is buttered right now.
-* Nitro -- Nitro folks have already hooked this up and started using it.  Nice.
-* ????? -- Others people might be interested in.
-
 == Contact
 
 E-mail zedshaw at zedshaw.com and I'll help.  Comments about the API are welcome.
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index d2ef212..cfde780 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ end
 task :site do
   sh %{pushd doc/site; webgen; scp -r output/* #{ENV['SSH_USER']}@rubyforge.org:/var/www/gforge-projects/mongrel/; popd }
   sh %{ scp -r doc/rdoc/* #{ENV['SSH_USER']}@rubyforge.org:/var/www/gforge-projects/mongrel/rdoc/ }
+  sh %{ cd projects/gem_plugin; rake site }
 end
 
 setup_extension("http11", "http11")
 
-version="0.3.8"
+version="0.3.9"
 summary = "A small fast HTTP library and server that runs Rails, Camping, and Nitro apps."
 test_file = "test/test_ws.rb"
 author="Zed A. Shaw"
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ scripts=['mongrel_rails']
 
 setup_gem(name, version,  author, summary, scripts, test_file) do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency('daemons', '>= 0.4.2')
+  spec.add_dependency('gem_plugin', ">= 0.1")
 end
 
 desc "Build a binary gem for Win32"
@@ -48,9 +50,17 @@ scripts_win32 = scripts + ['mongrel_rails_service']
 task :package_win32 do
   setup_win32_gem(name, version,  version, summary, scripts_win32, test_file) do |spec|
     spec.add_dependency('win32-service', '>= 0.5.0')
+    spec.add_dependency('gem_plugin', ">= 0.1")
     spec.files << 'ext/http11/http11.so'
     spec.extensions = []
     spec.platform = Gem::Platform::WIN32
   end
 end
 
+task :gem_plugin_project do
+  sh %{cd projects/gem_plugin; rake gem_test; }
+end
+
+task :gem_test => [:gem_plugin_project, :package] do
+  sh %{sudo gem install pkg/mongrel-#{version}}
+end  
diff --git a/bin/mongrel_rails b/bin/mongrel_rails
index 1cb339b..294a41c 100644
--- a/bin/mongrel_rails
+++ b/bin/mongrel_rails
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ require 'mongrel/rails'
 require 'yaml'
 
 
-class Start < Mongrel::Plugin "/commands"
+
+class Start < GemPlugin::Plugin "/commands"
   include Mongrel::Command::Base
 
   def configure
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class Start < Mongrel::Plugin "/commands"
     end
 
     # hook up any rails specific plugins
-    Mongrel::PluginManager.instance.load
+    GemPlugin::Manager.instance.load "mongrel" => GemPlugin::INCLUDE
 
     begin
       STDERR.puts "Server ready."
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ def send_signal(signal, pid_file)
 end
 
 
-class Stop < Mongrel::Plugin "/commands"
+class Stop < GemPlugin::Plugin "/commands"
   include Mongrel::Command::Base
 
   def configure
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ end
 
 
 
-class Restart < Mongrel::Plugin "/commands"
+class Restart < GemPlugin::Plugin "/commands"
   include Mongrel::Command::Base
 
   def configure
@@ -214,5 +215,6 @@ class Restart < Mongrel::Plugin "/commands"
   end
 end
 
-Mongrel::PluginManager.instance.load ["rails"]
+GemPlugin::Manager.instance.load "mongrel" => GemPlugin::INCLUDE, "rails" => GemPlugin::EXCLUDE
+
 Mongrel::Command::Registry.instance.run ARGV
diff --git a/doc/site/src/default.template b/doc/site/src/default.template
index 61cfa76..37fbbce 100644
--- a/doc/site/src/default.template
+++ b/doc/site/src/default.template
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@
         <h4>NEWS</h4>
 
         <dl>
+          <dt>Mar-06-2006</dt>
+          <dd>
+            <h5><a href="{relocatable: news.html}">Mongrel 0.3.9 -- Gem Based Plugins</a></h5>
+
+            <p>This release features not only gem based plugins, but a new sub-project
+              named <a href="/gem_plugin_rdoc">GemPlugin</a> to support it.  There's a
+              sample plugin you can try out as well.  Read the news for more info.
+            </p>
+              <a href="http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1306" title="Downloads">Download</a>
+              <a href="{relocatable: news.html}"><img src="{relocatable: images/li4.gif}" alt="more" /><br /></a></p>
+          </dd>
+
           <dt>Mar-04-2006</dt>
           <dd>
             <h5><a href="{relocatable: news.html}">Mongrel 0.3.8 -- Bug Fixes</a></h5>
@@ -110,16 +122,6 @@
               <a href="{relocatable: news.html}"><img src="{relocatable: images/li4.gif}" alt="more" /><br /></a></p>
           </dd>
 
-          <dt>Feb-13-2006</dt>
-          <dd>
-            <h5><a href="{relocatable: news.html}">Mongrel 0.3.2 Released</a></h5>
-
-            <p>Lots of little fixes and enhancements on the 0.3.1 release.  Still need to test
-              this release on win32.
-              <a href="http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1306" title="Downloads">Download</a>
-              <a href="{relocatable: news.html}"><img src="{relocatable:images/li4.gif}" alt="more" /><br /></a></p>
-          </dd>
-
         </dl>
       </div>
       <hr noshade="noshade" size="1" />
diff --git a/doc/site/src/news.page b/doc/site/src/news.page
index 6adfcc9..a95a426 100644
--- a/doc/site/src/news.page
+++ b/doc/site/src/news.page
@@ -7,6 +7,38 @@ ordering: 2
 
 h1. Latest News
 
+h2.  Mar-06:  Mongrel 0.3.9 -- Gem Based Plugins
+
+This release features the beginning of a plugin system based
+on RubyGems to dynamically load installed plugins for Mongrel.
+The gist of it is that plugin authors create gems that users
+install via *gem install snazzy_plugin*.  Users then automagically
+get that plugin for Mongrel.
+
+What I've done with this release is break out this functionality
+into a new sub-project called "GemPlugin":gem_plugin_rdoc and
+released it with a Ruby license (rather than LGPL like Mongrel).
+This will let anyone else who needs a similar plugin system to
+*steal* this blind and use it.
+
+A sample plugin is available that you can install after this update.
+Just do:
+
+ $ gem install mongrel_status
+
+If you run mongrel_rails now you'll see a new command "status".
+Change to a Rails appliction directory where you have a daemon
+running and it'll print out the PID.
+
+There will be tons of documentation coming out, and the ability
+to write Handlers and Filters this way as well.  Feel free
+to write any Mongrel commands you want.
+
+A final note:  This isn't hooked into win32 yet.  That should
+come tomorrow.
+
+"Download 0.3.9":http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1306
+
 h2.  Mar-04:  Mongrel 0.3.8 -- Bug Fix Release
 
 A small release that fixes a few bugs reported to the tracker and adds
diff --git a/lib/mongrel/command.rb b/lib/mongrel/command.rb
index f8737f0..be25f8f 100644
--- a/lib/mongrel/command.rb
+++ b/lib/mongrel/command.rb
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ module Mongrel
       
       # Builds a list of possible commands from the Command derivates list
       def commands
-        pmgr = PluginManager.instance
-        list = pmgr.available["/commands"]
+        pmgr = GemPlugin::Manager.instance
+        list = pmgr.available["/commands"].keys
         return list.sort
       end
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ module Mongrel
         
         # command exists, set it up and validate it
         begin
-          command = PluginManager.instance.create("/commands/#{cmd_name}", :argv => args)
+          command = GemPlugin::Manager.instance.create("/commands/#{cmd_name}", :argv => args)
         rescue
           STDERR.puts "INVALID COMMAND: #$!"
           print_command_list
diff --git a/lib/mongrel/plugins.rb b/lib/mongrel/plugins.rb
index 3a42547..03332fc 100644
--- a/lib/mongrel/plugins.rb
+++ b/lib/mongrel/plugins.rb
@@ -1,180 +1,7 @@
-require 'singleton'
 require 'rubygems'
+require_gem 'mongrel_plugin'
 
-module Mongrel
-
-  # Implements the main method of managing plugins for Mongrel.
-  # "Plugins" in this sense are any classes which get registered
-  # with Mongrel for possible use when it's operating.  These can
-  # be Handlers, Commands, or other classes.  When you create a
-  # Plugin you register it into a URI-like namespace that makes
-  # it easy for you (and others) to reference it later during
-  # configuration.
-  #
-  # PluginManager is used as nothing more than a holder of all the
-  # plugins that have registered themselves.  Let's say you have:
-  #
-  #  class StopNow < Plugin "/commands"
-  #   ...
-  #  end
-  #
-  # Then you can get at this plugin with:
-  #
-  #  cmd = PluginManager.create("/commands/stopnow")
-  #
-  # The funky syntax for StopNow is a weird trick borrowed from
-  # the Camping framework. See the Mongrel::Plugin *function* (yes,
-  # function).  What this basically does is register it
-  # into the namespace for plugins at /commands.  You could go
-  # as arbitrarily nested as you like.
-  #
-  # Why this strange almost second namespace?  Why not just use
-  # the ObjectSpace and/or Modules?  The main reason is speed and
-  # to avoid cluttering the Ruby namespace with what is really a
-  # configuration statement.  This lets implementors put code
-  # into the Ruby structuring they need, and still have Plugins
-  # available to Mongrel via simple URI-like names.
-  #
-  # The alternative (as pluginfactory does it) is to troll through
-  # ObjectSpace looking for stuff that *might* be plugins every time
-  # one is needed.  This alternative also means that you are stuck
-  # naming your commands in specific ways and putting them in specific
-  # modules in order to configure how Mongrel should use them.
-  #
-  # One downside to this is that you need to subclass plugin to
-  # make it work.  In this case use mixins to add other functionality.
-  class PluginManager
-    include Singleton
-    
-    def initialize
-      @plugins = URIClassifier.new
-      @loaded_gems = []
-    end
-
-    # Loads all the rubygems that depend on Mongrel so that they
-    # can be configured into the plugins system.  This works by
-    # checking if the gem depends on Mongrel, and then doing require_gem.
-    # Since only plugins will configure themselves as plugins then
-    # everything is safe.
-    #
-    # The excludes list is used to prevent mongrel from loading gem plugins
-    # that aren't ready yet.  In the mongrel_rails script this is used to
-    # load gems that might need rails configured after rails is ready.
-    def load(excludes=[])
-      sdir = File.join(Gem.dir, "specifications")
-      gems = Gem::SourceIndex.from_installed_gems(sdir)
-      
-      gems.each do |path, gem|
-        found_one = false
-        gem.dependencies.each do |dep|
-          # don't load excluded or already loaded gems
-          if excludes.include? dep.name or @loaded_gems.include? gem.name
-            found_one = false
-            break
-          elsif dep.name == "mongrel"
-            found_one = true
-          end
-        end
-
-        if found_one
-          require_gem gem.name
-          @loaded_gems << gem.name
-        end
-
-      end
-    end
-
-
-    # Not necessary for you to call directly, but this is
-    # how Mongrel::PluginBase.inherited actually adds a
-    # plugin to a category.
-    def register(category, name, klass)
-      cat, ignored, map = @plugins.resolve(category)
-      
-      if not cat or ignored.length > 0
-        map = {name => klass}
-        @plugins.register(category, map)
-      elsif not map
-        raise "Unknown category #{category}"
-      else
-        map[name] = klass
-      end
-    end
-    
-    # Resolves the given name (should include /category/name) to
-    # find the plugin class and create an instance.  It uses
-    # the same URIClassifier that the rest of Mongrel does so it
-    # is fast.
-    def create(name, options = {})
-      category, plugin, map = @plugins.resolve(name)
-
-      if category and plugin and plugin.length > 0 and map[plugin]
-        map[plugin].new(options)
-      else
-        raise "Plugin #{name} does not exist"
-      end
-    end
-    
-    # Returns a map of URIs->[handlers] that you can
-    # use to investigate available handlers.
-    def available
-      map = {}
-      @plugins.uris.each do |u|
-        cat, name, plugins = @plugins.resolve(u)
-        map[cat] ||= []
-        map[cat] += plugins.keys
-      end
-
-      return map
-    end
-    
-  end
-
-  # This base class for plugins reallys does nothing
-  # more than wire up the new class into the right category.
-  # It is not thread-safe yet but will be soon.
-  class PluginBase
-    
-    attr_reader :options
-
-
-    # See Mongrel::Plugin for an explanation.
-    def PluginBase.inherited(klass)
-      name = "/" + klass.to_s.downcase
-      PluginManager.instance.register(@@category, name, klass)
-      @@category = nil
-    end
-    
-    # See Mongrel::Plugin for an explanation.
-    def PluginBase.category=(category)
-      @@category = category
-    end
-
-    def initialize(options = {})
-      @options = options
-    end
-
-  end
-  
-  # This nifty function works with the PluginBase to give you
-  # the syntax:
-  #
-  #  class MyThing < Plugin "/things"
-  #    ...
-  #  end
-  #
-  # What it does is temporarily sets the PluginBase.category, and then
-  # returns PluginBase.  Since the next immediate thing Ruby does is
-  # use this returned class to create the new class, PluginBase.inherited
-  # gets called.  PluginBase.inherited then uses the set category, class name,
-  # and class to register the plugin in the right way.
-  def Mongrel::Plugin(c)
-    PluginBase.category = c
-    PluginBase
-  end
-  
-end
-
+# file is just a stub that makes sure the mongrel_plugins gem is loaded and ready
 
 
 
diff --git a/lib/mongrel/rails.rb b/lib/mongrel/rails.rb
index 20066e7..e55e272 100644
--- a/lib/mongrel/rails.rb
+++ b/lib/mongrel/rails.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require 'mongrel'
-
+require_gem 'rails'
 
 # Implements a handler that can run Rails and serve files out of the
 # Rails application's public directory.  This lets you run your Rails
diff --git a/projects/gem_plugin/COPYING b/projects/gem_plugin/COPYING
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1e3f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/gem_plugin/COPYING
@@ -0,0 +1,504 @@
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diff --git a/projects/gem_plugin/LICENSE b/projects/gem_plugin/LICENSE
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diff --git a/projects/gem_plugin/README b/projects/gem_plugin/README
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+= GemPlugin:  Gem Based Plugin System
+
+GemPlugin is a system that lets your users install gems and lets you load
+them as additional features to use in your software.  It originated from the
+Mongrel (http://mongrel.rubyforge.org) project but proved useful enough to
+break out into a separate project.
+
+GemPlugin works by listing the gems installed, and doing a require_gem on
+any that have the right dependencies.  For example, if a gem depends on
+"gem_plugin" and "mongrel" then it'll load as a Mongrel plugin.  This
+makes it so that users of the plugins only need to gem install (and maybe
+config a bit), and plugin authors only need to make gems.
+
+
+== Implementers
+
+To use GemPlugin in your system you only have to require 'gem_plugin' and
+then use the GemPlugin::Manager.create, GemPlugin::Manager.load, and
+GemPlugin::Manager.available methods to work with them.
+
+* GemPlugin::Manager.load -- Takes a "depend include/exclude map" and loads plugins based on it.
+* GemPlugin::Manager.create -- Takes a URI style name and some options then creates one for you.
+* GemPlugin::Manager.available -- Lets you inspect and mess with the internal plugin registry.
+
+=== Loading Plugins
+
+As an example from Mongrel it's necessary to load plugins that depend on rails after
+the Rails system is configured, but load other plugins right when Mongrel is ready.
+To do this we very first do:
+
+ GemPlugin::Manager.instance.load "mongrel" => GemPlugin::INCLUDE, "rails" => GemPlugin::EXCLUDE
+
+Later, when it's ready to load Rails plugins as well we do this:
+
+ GemPlugin::Manager.instance.load "mongrel" => GemPlugin::INCLUDE
+
+This simply loads any plugins that remain and are ready for use in Rails.
+
+=== Creating Plugins
+
+Creating a plugin is cake:
+
+ plug = GemPlugin::Manager.instance.create("/commands/snazzy", "something" => "yeah")
+
+In this case we're making the snazzy command and passing a couple fake options.
+
+=== Finding Available Plugins
+
+Finding plugins is also very easy, you just call GemPlugin::Manager.instance.available
+and you get a Hash that maps categories to name => class.  For example, if I had
+the "/commands/snazzy" plugin registered above, then I'd get the following:
+
+ puts GemPlugin::Manager.instance.available["/commands"].inspect
+ -> { "/snazzy" => Snazzy}
+
+
+=== Plugins Inside Modules
+
+Plugins that are placed in modules are also lowercased when registered but
+still retain their module.  So, if Snazzy was actually MyModule::Snazzy, then
+it'd be registered as "/commands/mymodule::snazzy".
+
+
+== Plugin Authors
+
+People who wish to write gem plugins have a faily easy time of it, but need
+to know the particular rules for the target system.  To keep this example
+concrete we'll assume you want to write a Mongrel command plugin.
+
+First thing is create your project like normal and setup Rake to make
+your gem.  Your plugin then needs to be created like so:
+
+ class Snazzy < GemPlugin::Plugin "/commands"
+    ...
+ end
+
+And place this code in a file you will have RubyGems autorequire (I use lib/init.rb).
+
+Next you need to add the following to whatever Rakefile code you use to create
+your gem:
+
+ spec.add_dependency('gem_plugin', '>= 0.1')
+ spec.add_dependency('mongrel', '>= 0.3.9')
+ spec.autorequire = 'init.rb'
+
+This does three things:
+
+* Tells GemPlugins::Manager.load that this is a GemPlugin.
+* Tells Mongrel that this is a Mongrel specific GemPlugin.
+* Tells RubyGems to run init.rb when the gem is required, just hooking up your plugin.
+
+Now, all the users of your plugin have to do is gem install it and then
+they get the plugin automagically.
+
+People writing GemPlugins for other systems would have to check the
+documentation from that project to get an idea of what extra
+requirements might be needed.  For example, you'd probably have to
+depend on another project other that *mongrel* and most likely have
+a few more things to configure in your init.rb.
+
+== Plugin Users
+
+Plugin users have it the easiest of all.  They simply do:
+
+ gem install mongrel_command_snazzy
+
+And that's it.  When they run mongrel_rails (given the above example)
+this snazzy command get loaded automatically without any intervention.
+
+The only thing missing in this release is a way for end users to configure
+such a plugin.  I really think this is the job of the implementers to define.
+
+== Contact
+
+E-mail zedshaw at zedshaw.com and I'll help.  Comments about the API are welcome.
diff --git a/projects/gem_plugin/Rakefile b/projects/gem_plugin/Rakefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc53ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/gem_plugin/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+require 'rake'
+require 'rake/testtask'
+require 'rake/clean'
+require 'rake/gempackagetask'
+require 'rake/rdoctask'
+require 'tools/rakehelp'
+require 'fileutils'
+include FileUtils
+
+setup_tests
+setup_clean ["pkg", "lib/*.bundle", "*.gem", ".config"]
+
+setup_rdoc ['README', 'LICENSE', 'COPYING', 'lib/**/*.rb', 'doc/**/*.rdoc']
+
+desc "Does a full compile, test run"
+task :default => [:test, :package]
+
+version="0.1"
+summary = "A plugin system based only on rubygems"
+test_file = "test/test_plugins.rb"
+author="Zed A. Shaw"
+name="gem_plugin"
+scripts=[]
+
+setup_gem(name, version,  author, summary, scripts, test_file) do |spec|
+  spec.autorequire = "gem_plugin"
+end
+
+task :gem_test => [:package] do
+  sh %{sudo gem install pkg/gem_plugin-#{version}}
+end
+
+task :site => [:rerdoc] do
+  sh %{ scp -r doc/rdoc/* #{ENV['SSH_USER']}@rubyforge.org:/var/www/gforge-projects/mongrel/gem_plugin_rdoc/ }
+end
diff --git a/projects/gem_plugin/lib/gem_plugin.rb b/projects/gem_plugin/lib/gem_plugin.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b537f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/gem_plugin/lib/gem_plugin.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+require 'singleton'
+require 'rubygems'
+
+# Implements a dynamic plugin loading, configuration, and discovery system
+# based on RubyGems and a simple additional name space that looks like a URI.
+#
+# A plugin is created and put into a category with the following code:
+#
+#  class MyThing < GemPlugin::Plugin "/things"
+#    ...
+#  end
+#
+# What this does is sets up your MyThing in the plugin registry via GemPlugin::Manager.
+# You can then later get this plugin with GemPlugin::Manager.create("/things/mything")
+# and can also pass in options as a second parameter.
+#
+# This isn't such a big deal, but the power is really from the GemPlugin::Manager.load
+# method.  This method will go through the installed gems and require_gem any
+# that depend on the gem_plugin RubyGem.  You can arbitrarily include or exclude
+# gems based on what they also depend on, thus letting you load these gems when appropriate.
+#
+# Since this system was written originally for the Mongrel project that'll be the
+# best examle of using it.
+#
+# Imagine you have a neat plugin for Mongrel called snazzy_command that give the
+# mongrel_rails a new command snazzy (like:  mongrel_rails snazzy).  You'd like
+# people to be able to grab this plugin if they want and use it, because it's snazzy.
+#
+# First thing you do is create a gem of your project and make sure that it depends
+# on "mongrel" AND "gem_plugin".  This signals to the GemPlugin system that this is
+# a plugin for mongrel.
+#
+# Next you put this code into a file like lib/init.rb (can be anything really):
+#
+#  class Snazzy < GemPlugin::Plugin "/commands"
+#    ...
+#  end
+#  
+# Then when you create your gem you have the following bits in your Rakefile:
+#
+#  spec.add_dependency('mongrel', '>= 0.3.9')
+#  spec.add_dependency('gem_plugin', '>= 0.1')
+#  spec.autorequire = 'init.rb'
+#
+# Finally, you just have to now publish this gem for people to install and Mongrel
+# will "magically" be able to install it.
+#
+# The "magic" part though is pretty simple and done via the GemPlugin::Manager.load
+# method.  Read that to see how it is really done.
+module GemPlugin
+
+  EXCLUDE = true
+  INCLUDE = false
+  
+  # This class is used by people who use gem plugins (but don't necessarily make them)
+  # to add plugins to their own systems.  It provides a way to load plugins, list them,
+  # and create them as needed.
+  #
+  # It is a singleton so you use like this:  GemPlugins::Manager.instance.load
+  class Manager
+    include Singleton
+
+    def initialize
+      @plugins = {}
+      @loaded_gems = []
+    end
+
+
+    # Responsible for going through the list of available gems and loading
+    # any plugins requested.  It keeps track of what it's loaded already
+    # and won't load them again.
+    #
+    # It accepts one parameter which is a hash of gem depends that should include
+    # or exclude a gem from being loaded.  A gem must depend on gem_plugin to be
+    # considered, but then each system has to add it's own INCLUDE to make sure
+    # that only plugins related to it are loaded.
+    #
+    # An example again comes from Mongrel.  In order to load all Mongrel plugins:
+    #
+    #  GemPlugin::Manager.instance.load "mongrel" => GemPlugin::INCLUDE
+    #
+    # Which will load all plugins that depend on mongrel AND gem_plugin.  Now, one
+    # extra thing we do is we delay loading Rails Mongrel plugins until after rails
+    # is configured.  Do do this the mongrel_rails script has:
+    #
+    #  GemPlugin::Manager.instance.load "mongrel" => GemPlugin::INCLUDE, "rails" => GemPlugin::EXCLUDE
+    # The only thing to remember is that this is saying "include a plugin if it
+    # depends on gem_plugin, mongrel, but NOT rails".  If a plugin also depends on other
+    # stuff then it's loaded just fine.  Only gem_plugin, mongrel, and rails are
+    # ever used to determine if it should be included.
+    def load(needs = {})
+      sdir = File.join(Gem.dir, "specifications")
+      gems = Gem::SourceIndex.from_installed_gems(sdir)
+      needs = needs.merge({"gem_plugin" => INCLUDE})
+
+      gems.each do |path, gem|
+        # don't load gems more than once
+        next if @loaded_gems.include? gem.name        
+        check = needs.dup
+
+        # rolls through the depends and inverts anything it finds
+        gem.dependencies.each do |dep|
+          # this will fail if a gem is depended more than once
+          if check.has_key? dep.name
+            check[dep.name] = !check[dep.name]
+          end
+        end
+        
+        # now since excluded gems start as true, inverting them
+        # makes them false so we'll skip this gem if any excludes are found
+        if (check.select {|name,test| !test}).length == 0
+          # looks like no needs were set to false, so it's good
+          require_gem gem.name
+          @loaded_gems << gem.name
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+
+
+    # Not necessary for you to call directly, but this is
+    # how GemPlugin::Base.inherited actually adds a
+    # plugin to a category.
+    def register(category, name, klass)
+      @plugins[category] ||= {}
+      @plugins[category][name.downcase] = klass
+    end
+    
+    # Resolves the given name (should include /category/name) to
+    # find the plugin class and create an instance.  You can
+    # pass a second hash option that is then given to the Plugin
+    # to configure it.
+    def create(name, options = {})
+      last_slash = name.rindex("/")
+      category = name[0 ... last_slash]
+      plugin = name[last_slash .. -1]
+
+      map = @plugins[category]
+      if not map
+        raise "Plugin category #{category} does not exist"
+      elsif not map.has_key? plugin
+        raise "Plugin #{plugin} does not exist in category #{category}"
+      else
+        map[plugin].new(options)
+      end
+    end
+    
+
+    # Returns a map of URIs->{"name" => Plugin} that you can
+    # use to investigate available handlers.
+    def available
+      return @plugins
+    end
+    
+  end
+
+  # This base class for plugins reallys does nothing
+  # more than wire up the new class into the right category.
+  # It is not thread-safe yet but will be soon.
+  class Base
+    
+    attr_reader :options
+
+
+    # See Mongrel::Plugin for an explanation.
+    def Base.inherited(klass)
+      name = "/" + klass.to_s.downcase
+      Manager.instance.register(@@category, name, klass)
+      @@category = nil
+    end
+    
+    # See Mongrel::Plugin for an explanation.
+    def Base.category=(category)
+      @@category = category
+    end
+
+    def initialize(options = {})
+      @options = options
+    end
+
+  end
+  
+  # This nifty function works with the GemPlugin::Base to give you
+  # the syntax:
+  #
+  #  class MyThing < GemPlugin::Plugin "/things"
+  #    ...
+  #  end
+  #
+  # What it does is temporarily sets the GemPlugin::Base.category, and then
+  # returns GemPlugin::Base.  Since the next immediate thing Ruby does is
+  # use this returned class to create the new class, GemPlugin::Base.inherited
+  # gets called.  GemPlugin::Base.inherited then uses the set category, class name,
+  # and class to register the plugin in the right way.
+  def GemPlugin::Plugin(c)
+    Base.category = c
+    Base
+  end
+
+end
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/projects/gem_plugin/setup.rb b/projects/gem_plugin/setup.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0807023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/gem_plugin/setup.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,1360 @@
+#
+# setup.rb
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Minero Aoki
+#
+# This program is free software.
+# You can distribute/modify this program under the terms of
+# the GNU LGPL, Lesser General Public License version 2.1.
+#
+
+unless Enumerable.method_defined?(:map)   # Ruby 1.4.6
+  module Enumerable
+    alias map collect
+  end
+end
+
+unless File.respond_to?(:read)   # Ruby 1.6
+  def File.read(fname)
+    open(fname) {|f|
+      return f.read
+    }
+  end
+end
+
+def File.binread(fname)
+  open(fname, 'rb') {|f|
+    return f.read
+  }
+end
+
+# for corrupted windows stat(2)
+def File.dir?(path)
+  File.directory?((path[-1,1] == '/') ? path : path + '/')
+end
+
+
+class SetupError < StandardError; end
+
+def setup_rb_error(msg)
+  raise SetupError, msg
+end
+
+#
+# Config
+#
+
+if arg = ARGV.detect {|arg| /\A--rbconfig=/ =~ arg }
+  ARGV.delete(arg)
+  require arg.split(/=/, 2)[1]
+  $".push 'rbconfig.rb'
+else
+  require 'rbconfig'
+end
+
+def multipackage_install?
+  FileTest.directory?(File.dirname($0) + '/packages')
+end
+
+
+class ConfigItem
+  def initialize(name, template, default, desc)
+    @name = name.freeze
+    @template = template
+    @value = default
+    @default = default.dup.freeze
+    @description = desc
+  end
+
+  attr_reader :name
+  attr_reader :description
+
+  attr_accessor :default
+  alias help_default default
+
+  def help_opt
+    "--#{@name}=#{@template}"
+  end
+
+  def value
+    @value
+  end
+
+  def eval(table)
+    @value.gsub(%r<\$([^/]+)>) { table[$1] }
+  end
+
+  def set(val)
+    @value = check(val)
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def check(val)
+    setup_rb_error "config: --#{name} requires argument" unless val
+    val
+  end
+end
+
+class BoolItem < ConfigItem
+  def config_type
+    'bool'
+  end
+
+  def help_opt
+    "--#{@name}"
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def check(val)
+    return 'yes' unless val
+    unless /\A(y(es)?|n(o)?|t(rue)?|f(alse))\z/i =~ val
+      setup_rb_error "config: --#{@name} accepts only yes/no for argument"
+    end
+    (/\Ay(es)?|\At(rue)/i =~ value) ? 'yes' : 'no'
+  end
+end
+
+class PathItem < ConfigItem
+  def config_type
+    'path'
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def check(path)
+    setup_rb_error "config: --#{@name} requires argument"  unless path
+    path[0,1] == '$' ? path : File.expand_path(path)
+  end
+end
+
+class ProgramItem < ConfigItem
+  def config_type
+    'program'
+  end
+end
+
+class SelectItem < ConfigItem
+  def initialize(name, template, default, desc)
+    super
+    @ok = template.split('/')
+  end
+
+  def config_type
+    'select'
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def check(val)
+    unless @ok.include?(val.strip)
+      setup_rb_error "config: use --#{@name}=#{@template} (#{val})"
+    end
+    val.strip
+  end
+end
+
+class PackageSelectionItem < ConfigItem
+  def initialize(name, template, default, help_default, desc)
+    super name, template, default, desc
+    @help_default = help_default
+  end
+
+  attr_reader :help_default
+
+  def config_type
+    'package'
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def check(val)
+    unless File.dir?("packages/#{val}")
+      setup_rb_error "config: no such package: #{val}"
+    end
+    val
+  end
+end
+
+class ConfigTable_class
+
+  def initialize(items)
+    @items = items
+    @table = {}
+    items.each do |i|
+      @table[i.name] = i
+    end
+    ALIASES.each do |ali, name|
+      @table[ali] = @table[name]
+    end
+  end
+
+  include Enumerable
+
+  def each(&block)
+    @items.each(&block)
+  end
+
+  def key?(name)
+    @table.key?(name)
+  end
+
+  def lookup(name)
+    @table[name] or raise ArgumentError, "no such config item: #{name}"
+  end
+
+  def add(item)
+    @items.push item
+    @table[item.name] = item
+  end
+
+  def remove(name)
+    item = lookup(name)
+    @items.delete_if {|i| i.name == name }
+    @table.delete_if {|name, i| i.name == name }
+    item
+  end
+
+  def new
+    dup()
+  end
+
+  def savefile
+    '.config'
+  end
+
+  def load
+    begin
+      t = dup()
+      File.foreach(savefile()) do |line|
+        k, v = *line.split(/=/, 2)
+        t[k] = v.strip
+      end
+      t
+    rescue Errno::ENOENT
+      setup_rb_error $!.message + "#{File.basename($0)} config first"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def save
+    @items.each {|i| i.value }
+    File.open(savefile(), 'w') {|f|
+      @items.each do |i|
+        f.printf "%s=%s\n", i.name, i.value if i.value
+      end
+    }
+  end
+
+  def [](key)
+    lookup(key).eval(self)
+  end
+
+  def []=(key, val)
+    lookup(key).set val
+  end
+
+end
+
+c = ::Config::CONFIG
+
+rubypath = c['bindir'] + '/' + c['ruby_install_name']
+
+major = c['MAJOR'].to_i
+minor = c['MINOR'].to_i
+teeny = c['TEENY'].to_i
+version = "#{major}.#{minor}"
+
+# ruby ver. >= 1.4.4?
+newpath_p = ((major >= 2) or
+             ((major == 1) and
+              ((minor >= 5) or
+               ((minor == 4) and (teeny >= 4)))))
+
+if c['rubylibdir']
+  # V < 1.6.3
+  _stdruby         = c['rubylibdir']
+  _siteruby        = c['sitedir']
+  _siterubyver     = c['sitelibdir']
+  _siterubyverarch = c['sitearchdir']
+elsif newpath_p
+  # 1.4.4 <= V <= 1.6.3
+  _stdruby         = "$prefix/lib/ruby/#{version}"
+  _siteruby        = c['sitedir']
+  _siterubyver     = "$siteruby/#{version}"
+  _siterubyverarch = "$siterubyver/#{c['arch']}"
+else
+  # V < 1.4.4
+  _stdruby         = "$prefix/lib/ruby/#{version}"
+  _siteruby        = "$prefix/lib/ruby/#{version}/site_ruby"
+  _siterubyver     = _siteruby
+  _siterubyverarch = "$siterubyver/#{c['arch']}"
+end
+libdir = '-* dummy libdir *-'
+stdruby = '-* dummy rubylibdir *-'
+siteruby = '-* dummy site_ruby *-'
+siterubyver = '-* dummy site_ruby version *-'
+parameterize = lambda {|path|
+  path.sub(/\A#{Regexp.quote(c['prefix'])}/, '$prefix')\
+      .sub(/\A#{Regexp.quote(libdir)}/,      '$libdir')\
+      .sub(/\A#{Regexp.quote(stdruby)}/,     '$stdruby')\
+      .sub(/\A#{Regexp.quote(siteruby)}/,    '$siteruby')\
+      .sub(/\A#{Regexp.quote(siterubyver)}/, '$siterubyver')
+}
+libdir          = parameterize.call(c['libdir'])
+stdruby         = parameterize.call(_stdruby)
+siteruby        = parameterize.call(_siteruby)
+siterubyver     = parameterize.call(_siterubyver)
+siterubyverarch = parameterize.call(_siterubyverarch)
+
+if arg = c['configure_args'].split.detect {|arg| /--with-make-prog=/ =~ arg }
+  makeprog = arg.sub(/'/, '').split(/=/, 2)[1]
+else
+  makeprog = 'make'
+end
+
+common_conf = [
+  PathItem.new('prefix', 'path', c['prefix'],
+               'path prefix of target environment'),
+  PathItem.new('bindir', 'path', parameterize.call(c['bindir']),
+               'the directory for commands'),
+  PathItem.new('libdir', 'path', libdir,
+               'the directory for libraries'),
+  PathItem.new('datadir', 'path', parameterize.call(c['datadir']),
+               'the directory for shared data'),
+  PathItem.new('mandir', 'path', parameterize.call(c['mandir']),
+               'the directory for man pages'),
+  PathItem.new('sysconfdir', 'path', parameterize.call(c['sysconfdir']),
+               'the directory for man pages'),
+  PathItem.new('stdruby', 'path', stdruby,
+               'the directory for standard ruby libraries'),
+  PathItem.new('siteruby', 'path', siteruby,
+      'the directory for version-independent aux ruby libraries'),
+  PathItem.new('siterubyver', 'path', siterubyver,
+               'the directory for aux ruby libraries'),
+  PathItem.new('siterubyverarch', 'path', siterubyverarch,
+               'the directory for aux ruby binaries'),
+  PathItem.new('rbdir', 'path', '$siterubyver',
+               'the directory for ruby scripts'),
+  PathItem.new('sodir', 'path', '$siterubyverarch',
+               'the directory for ruby extentions'),
+  PathItem.new('rubypath', 'path', rubypath,
+               'the path to set to #! line'),
+  ProgramItem.new('rubyprog', 'name', rubypath,
+                  'the ruby program using for installation'),
+  ProgramItem.new('makeprog', 'name', makeprog,
+                  'the make program to compile ruby extentions'),
+  SelectItem.new('shebang', 'all/ruby/never', 'ruby',
+                 'shebang line (#!) editing mode'),
+  BoolItem.new('without-ext', 'yes/no', 'no',
+               'does not compile/install ruby extentions')
+]
+class ConfigTable_class   # open again
+  ALIASES = {
+    'std-ruby'         => 'stdruby',
+    'site-ruby-common' => 'siteruby',     # For backward compatibility
+    'site-ruby'        => 'siterubyver',  # For backward compatibility
+    'bin-dir'          => 'bindir',
+    'bin-dir'          => 'bindir',
+    'rb-dir'           => 'rbdir',
+    'so-dir'           => 'sodir',
+    'data-dir'         => 'datadir',
+    'ruby-path'        => 'rubypath',
+    'ruby-prog'        => 'rubyprog',
+    'ruby'             => 'rubyprog',
+    'make-prog'        => 'makeprog',
+    'make'             => 'makeprog'
+  }
+end
+multipackage_conf = [
+  PackageSelectionItem.new('with', 'name,name...', '', 'ALL',
+                           'package names that you want to install'),
+  PackageSelectionItem.new('without', 'name,name...', '', 'NONE',
+                           'package names that you do not want to install')
+]
+if multipackage_install?
+  ConfigTable = ConfigTable_class.new(common_conf + multipackage_conf)
+else
+  ConfigTable = ConfigTable_class.new(common_conf)
+end
+
+
+module MetaConfigAPI
+
+  def eval_file_ifexist(fname)
+    instance_eval File.read(fname), fname, 1 if File.file?(fname)
+  end
+
+  def config_names
+    ConfigTable.map {|i| i.name }
+  end
+
+  def config?(name)
+    ConfigTable.key?(name)
+  end
+
+  def bool_config?(name)
+    ConfigTable.lookup(name).config_type == 'bool'
+  end
+
+  def path_config?(name)
+    ConfigTable.lookup(name).config_type == 'path'
+  end
+
+  def value_config?(name)
+    case ConfigTable.lookup(name).config_type
+    when 'bool', 'path'
+      true
+    else
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
+  def add_config(item)
+    ConfigTable.add item
+  end
+
+  def add_bool_config(name, default, desc)
+    ConfigTable.add BoolItem.new(name, 'yes/no', default ? 'yes' : 'no', desc)
+  end
+
+  def add_path_config(name, default, desc)
+    ConfigTable.add PathItem.new(name, 'path', default, desc)
+  end
+
+  def set_config_default(name, default)
+    ConfigTable.lookup(name).default = default
+  end
+
+  def remove_config(name)
+    ConfigTable.remove(name)
+  end
+
+end
+
+
+#
+# File Operations
+#
+
+module FileOperations
+
+  def mkdir_p(dirname, prefix = nil)
+    dirname = prefix + File.expand_path(dirname) if prefix
+    $stderr.puts "mkdir -p #{dirname}" if verbose?
+    return if no_harm?
+
+    # does not check '/'... it's too abnormal case
+    dirs = File.expand_path(dirname).split(%r<(?=/)>)
+    if /\A[a-z]:\z/i =~ dirs[0]
+      disk = dirs.shift
+      dirs[0] = disk + dirs[0]
+    end
+    dirs.each_index do |idx|
+      path = dirs[0..idx].join('')
+      Dir.mkdir path unless File.dir?(path)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def rm_f(fname)
+    $stderr.puts "rm -f #{fname}" if verbose?
+    return if no_harm?
+
+    if File.exist?(fname) or File.symlink?(fname)
+      File.chmod 0777, fname
+      File.unlink fname
+    end
+  end
+
+  def rm_rf(dn)
+    $stderr.puts "rm -rf #{dn}" if verbose?
+    return if no_harm?
+
+    Dir.chdir dn
+    Dir.foreach('.') do |fn|
+      next if fn == '.'
+      next if fn == '..'
+      if File.dir?(fn)
+        verbose_off {
+          rm_rf fn
+        }
+      else
+        verbose_off {
+          rm_f fn
+        }
+      end
+    end
+    Dir.chdir '..'
+    Dir.rmdir dn
+  end
+
+  def move_file(src, dest)
+    File.unlink dest if File.exist?(dest)
+    begin
+      File.rename src, dest
+    rescue
+      File.open(dest, 'wb') {|f| f.write File.binread(src) }
+      File.chmod File.stat(src).mode, dest
+      File.unlink src
+    end
+  end
+
+  def install(from, dest, mode, prefix = nil)
+    $stderr.puts "install #{from} #{dest}" if verbose?
+    return if no_harm?
+
+    realdest = prefix ? prefix + File.expand_path(dest) : dest
+    realdest = File.join(realdest, File.basename(from)) if File.dir?(realdest)
+    str = File.binread(from)
+    if diff?(str, realdest)
+      verbose_off {
+        rm_f realdest if File.exist?(realdest)
+      }
+      File.open(realdest, 'wb') {|f|
+        f.write str
+      }
+      File.chmod mode, realdest
+
+      File.open("#{objdir_root()}/InstalledFiles", 'a') {|f|
+        if prefix
+          f.puts realdest.sub(prefix, '')
+        else
+          f.puts realdest
+        end
+      }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def diff?(new_content, path)
+    return true unless File.exist?(path)
+    new_content != File.binread(path)
+  end
+
+  def command(str)
+    $stderr.puts str if verbose?
+    system str or raise RuntimeError, "'system #{str}' failed"
+  end
+
+  def ruby(str)
+    command config('rubyprog') + ' ' + str
+  end
+  
+  def make(task = '')
+    command config('makeprog') + ' ' + task
+  end
+
+  def extdir?(dir)
+    File.exist?(dir + '/MANIFEST')
+  end
+
+  def all_files_in(dirname)
+    Dir.open(dirname) {|d|
+      return d.select {|ent| File.file?("#{dirname}/#{ent}") }
+    }
+  end
+
+  REJECT_DIRS = %w(
+    CVS SCCS RCS CVS.adm .svn
+  )
+
+  def all_dirs_in(dirname)
+    Dir.open(dirname) {|d|
+      return d.select {|n| File.dir?("#{dirname}/#{n}") } - %w(. ..) - REJECT_DIRS
+    }
+  end
+
+end
+
+
+#
+# Main Installer
+#
+
+module HookUtils
+
+  def run_hook(name)
+    try_run_hook "#{curr_srcdir()}/#{name}" or
+    try_run_hook "#{curr_srcdir()}/#{name}.rb"
+  end
+
+  def try_run_hook(fname)
+    return false unless File.file?(fname)
+    begin
+      instance_eval File.read(fname), fname, 1
+    rescue
+      setup_rb_error "hook #{fname} failed:\n" + $!.message
+    end
+    true
+  end
+
+end
+
+
+module HookScriptAPI
+
+  def get_config(key)
+    @config[key]
+  end
+
+  alias config get_config
+
+  def set_config(key, val)
+    @config[key] = val
+  end
+
+  #
+  # srcdir/objdir (works only in the package directory)
+  #
+
+  #abstract srcdir_root
+  #abstract objdir_root
+  #abstract relpath
+
+  def curr_srcdir
+    "#{srcdir_root()}/#{relpath()}"
+  end
+
+  def curr_objdir
+    "#{objdir_root()}/#{relpath()}"
+  end
+
+  def srcfile(path)
+    "#{curr_srcdir()}/#{path}"
+  end
+
+  def srcexist?(path)
+    File.exist?(srcfile(path))
+  end
+
+  def srcdirectory?(path)
+    File.dir?(srcfile(path))
+  end
+  
+  def srcfile?(path)
+    File.file? srcfile(path)
+  end
+
+  def srcentries(path = '.')
+    Dir.open("#{curr_srcdir()}/#{path}") {|d|
+      return d.to_a - %w(. ..)
+    }
+  end
+
+  def srcfiles(path = '.')
+    srcentries(path).select {|fname|
+      File.file?(File.join(curr_srcdir(), path, fname))
+    }
+  end
+
+  def srcdirectories(path = '.')
+    srcentries(path).select {|fname|
+      File.dir?(File.join(curr_srcdir(), path, fname))
+    }
+  end
+
+end
+
+
+class ToplevelInstaller
+
+  Version   = '3.3.1'
+  Copyright = 'Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Minero Aoki'
+
+  TASKS = [
+    [ 'all',      'do config, setup, then install' ],
+    [ 'config',   'saves your configurations' ],
+    [ 'show',     'shows current configuration' ],
+    [ 'setup',    'compiles ruby extentions and others' ],
+    [ 'install',  'installs files' ],
+    [ 'clean',    "does `make clean' for each extention" ],
+    [ 'distclean',"does `make distclean' for each extention" ]
+  ]
+
+  def ToplevelInstaller.invoke
+    instance().invoke
+  end
+
+  @singleton = nil
+
+  def ToplevelInstaller.instance
+    @singleton ||= new(File.dirname($0))
+    @singleton
+  end
+
+  include MetaConfigAPI
+
+  def initialize(ardir_root)
+    @config = nil
+    @options = { 'verbose' => true }
+    @ardir = File.expand_path(ardir_root)
+  end
+
+  def inspect
+    "#<#{self.class} #{__id__()}>"
+  end
+
+  def invoke
+    run_metaconfigs
+    case task = parsearg_global()
+    when nil, 'all'
+      @config = load_config('config')
+      parsearg_config
+      init_installers
+      exec_config
+      exec_setup
+      exec_install
+    else
+      @config = load_config(task)
+      __send__ "parsearg_#{task}"
+      init_installers
+      __send__ "exec_#{task}"
+    end
+  end
+  
+  def run_metaconfigs
+    eval_file_ifexist "#{@ardir}/metaconfig"
+  end
+
+  def load_config(task)
+    case task
+    when 'config'
+      ConfigTable.new
+    when 'clean', 'distclean'
+      if File.exist?(ConfigTable.savefile)
+      then ConfigTable.load
+      else ConfigTable.new
+      end
+    else
+      ConfigTable.load
+    end
+  end
+
+  def init_installers
+    @installer = Installer.new(@config, @options, @ardir, File.expand_path('.'))
+  end
+
+  #
+  # Hook Script API bases
+  #
+
+  def srcdir_root
+    @ardir
+  end
+
+  def objdir_root
+    '.'
+  end
+
+  def relpath
+    '.'
+  end
+
+  #
+  # Option Parsing
+  #
+
+  def parsearg_global
+    valid_task = /\A(?:#{TASKS.map {|task,desc| task }.join '|'})\z/
+
+    while arg = ARGV.shift
+      case arg
+      when /\A\w+\z/
+        setup_rb_error "invalid task: #{arg}" unless valid_task =~ arg
+        return arg
+
+      when '-q', '--quiet'
+        @options['verbose'] = false
+
+      when       '--verbose'
+        @options['verbose'] = true
+
+      when '-h', '--help'
+        print_usage $stdout
+        exit 0
+
+      when '-v', '--version'
+        puts "#{File.basename($0)} version #{Version}"
+        exit 0
+      
+      when '--copyright'
+        puts Copyright
+        exit 0
+
+      else
+        setup_rb_error "unknown global option '#{arg}'"
+      end
+    end
+
+    nil
+  end
+
+
+  def parsearg_no_options
+    unless ARGV.empty?
+      setup_rb_error "#{task}:  unknown options: #{ARGV.join ' '}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  alias parsearg_show       parsearg_no_options
+  alias parsearg_setup      parsearg_no_options
+  alias parsearg_clean      parsearg_no_options
+  alias parsearg_distclean  parsearg_no_options
+
+  def parsearg_config
+    re = /\A--(#{ConfigTable.map {|i| i.name }.join('|')})(?:=(.*))?\z/
+    @options['config-opt'] = []
+
+    while i = ARGV.shift
+      if /\A--?\z/ =~ i
+        @options['config-opt'] = ARGV.dup
+        break
+      end
+      m = re.match(i)  or setup_rb_error "config: unknown option #{i}"
+      name, value = *m.to_a[1,2]
+      @config[name] = value
+    end
+  end
+
+  def parsearg_install
+    @options['no-harm'] = false
+    @options['install-prefix'] = ''
+    while a = ARGV.shift
+      case a
+      when /\A--no-harm\z/
+        @options['no-harm'] = true
+      when /\A--prefix=(.*)\z/
+        path = $1
+        path = File.expand_path(path) unless path[0,1] == '/'
+        @options['install-prefix'] = path
+      else
+        setup_rb_error "install: unknown option #{a}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def print_usage(out)
+    out.puts 'Typical Installation Procedure:'
+    out.puts "  $ ruby #{File.basename $0} config"
+    out.puts "  $ ruby #{File.basename $0} setup"
+    out.puts "  # ruby #{File.basename $0} install (may require root privilege)"
+    out.puts
+    out.puts 'Detailed Usage:'
+    out.puts "  ruby #{File.basename $0} <global option>"
+    out.puts "  ruby #{File.basename $0} [<global options>] <task> [<task options>]"
+
+    fmt = "  %-24s %s\n"
+    out.puts
+    out.puts 'Global options:'
+    out.printf fmt, '-q,--quiet',   'suppress message outputs'
+    out.printf fmt, '   --verbose', 'output messages verbosely'
+    out.printf fmt, '-h,--help',    'print this message'
+    out.printf fmt, '-v,--version', 'print version and quit'
+    out.printf fmt, '   --copyright',  'print copyright and quit'
+    out.puts
+    out.puts 'Tasks:'
+    TASKS.each do |name, desc|
+      out.printf fmt, name, desc
+    end
+
+    fmt = "  %-24s %s [%s]\n"
+    out.puts
+    out.puts 'Options for CONFIG or ALL:'
+    ConfigTable.each do |item|
+      out.printf fmt, item.help_opt, item.description, item.help_default
+    end
+    out.printf fmt, '--rbconfig=path', 'rbconfig.rb to load',"running ruby's"
+    out.puts
+    out.puts 'Options for INSTALL:'
+    out.printf fmt, '--no-harm', 'only display what to do if given', 'off'
+    out.printf fmt, '--prefix=path',  'install path prefix', '$prefix'
+    out.puts
+  end
+
+  #
+  # Task Handlers
+  #
+
+  def exec_config
+    @installer.exec_config
+    @config.save   # must be final
+  end
+
+  def exec_setup
+    @installer.exec_setup
+  end
+
+  def exec_install
+    @installer.exec_install
+  end
+
+  def exec_show
+    ConfigTable.each do |i|
+      printf "%-20s %s\n", i.name, i.value
+    end
+  end
+
+  def exec_clean
+    @installer.exec_clean
+  end
+
+  def exec_distclean
+    @installer.exec_distclean
+  end
+
+end
+
+
+class ToplevelInstallerMulti < ToplevelInstaller
+
+  include HookUtils
+  include HookScriptAPI
+  include FileOperations
+
+  def initialize(ardir)
+    super
+    @packages = all_dirs_in("#{@ardir}/packages")
+    raise 'no package exists' if @packages.empty?
+  end
+
+  def run_metaconfigs
+    eval_file_ifexist "#{@ardir}/metaconfig"
+    @packages.each do |name|
+      eval_file_ifexist "#{@ardir}/packages/#{name}/metaconfig"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def init_installers
+    @installers = {}
+    @packages.each do |pack|
+      @installers[pack] = Installer.new(@config, @options,
+                                       "#{@ardir}/packages/#{pack}",
+                                       "packages/#{pack}")
+    end
+
+    with    = extract_selection(config('with'))
+    without = extract_selection(config('without'))
+    @selected = @installers.keys.select {|name|
+                  (with.empty? or with.include?(name)) \
+                      and not without.include?(name)
+                }
+  end
+
+  def extract_selection(list)
+    a = list.split(/,/)
+    a.each do |name|
+      setup_rb_error "no such package: #{name}"  unless @installers.key?(name)
+    end
+    a
+  end
+
+  def print_usage(f)
+    super
+    f.puts 'Inluded packages:'
+    f.puts '  ' + @packages.sort.join(' ')
+    f.puts
+  end
+
+  #
+  # multi-package metaconfig API
+  #
+
+  attr_reader :packages
+
+  def declare_packages(list)
+    raise 'package list is empty' if list.empty?
+    list.each do |name|
+      raise "directory packages/#{name} does not exist"\
+              unless File.dir?("#{@ardir}/packages/#{name}")
+    end
+    @packages = list
+  end
+
+  #
+  # Task Handlers
+  #
+
+  def exec_config
+    run_hook 'pre-config'
+    each_selected_installers {|inst| inst.exec_config }
+    run_hook 'post-config'
+    @config.save   # must be final
+  end
+
+  def exec_setup
+    run_hook 'pre-setup'
+    each_selected_installers {|inst| inst.exec_setup }
+    run_hook 'post-setup'
+  end
+
+  def exec_install
+    run_hook 'pre-install'
+    each_selected_installers {|inst| inst.exec_install }
+    run_hook 'post-install'
+  end
+
+  def exec_clean
+    rm_f ConfigTable.savefile
+    run_hook 'pre-clean'
+    each_selected_installers {|inst| inst.exec_clean }
+    run_hook 'post-clean'
+  end
+
+  def exec_distclean
+    rm_f ConfigTable.savefile
+    run_hook 'pre-distclean'
+    each_selected_installers {|inst| inst.exec_distclean }
+    run_hook 'post-distclean'
+  end
+
+  #
+  # lib
+  #
+
+  def each_selected_installers
+    Dir.mkdir 'packages' unless File.dir?('packages')
+    @selected.each do |pack|
+      $stderr.puts "Processing the package `#{pack}' ..." if @options['verbose']
+      Dir.mkdir "packages/#{pack}" unless File.dir?("packages/#{pack}")
+      Dir.chdir "packages/#{pack}"
+      yield @installers[pack]
+      Dir.chdir '../..'
+    end
+  end
+
+  def verbose?
+    @options['verbose']
+  end
+
+  def no_harm?
+    @options['no-harm']
+  end
+
+end
+
+
+class Installer
+
+  FILETYPES = %w( bin lib ext data )
+
+  include HookScriptAPI
+  include HookUtils
+  include FileOperations
+
+  def initialize(config, opt, srcroot, objroot)
+    @config = config
+    @options = opt
+    @srcdir = File.expand_path(srcroot)
+    @objdir = File.expand_path(objroot)
+    @currdir = '.'
+  end
+
+  def inspect
+    "#<#{self.class} #{File.basename(@srcdir)}>"
+  end
+
+  #
+  # Hook Script API base methods
+  #
+
+  def srcdir_root
+    @srcdir
+  end
+
+  def objdir_root
+    @objdir
+  end
+
+  def relpath
+    @currdir
+  end
+
+  #
+  # configs/options
+  #
+
+  def no_harm?
+    @options['no-harm']
+  end
+
+  def verbose?
+    @options['verbose']
+  end
+
+  def verbose_off
+    begin
+      save, @options['verbose'] = @options['verbose'], false
+      yield
+    ensure
+      @options['verbose'] = save
+    end
+  end
+
+  #
+  # TASK config
+  #
+
+  def exec_config
+    exec_task_traverse 'config'
+  end
+
+  def config_dir_bin(rel)
+  end
+
+  def config_dir_lib(rel)
+  end
+
+  def config_dir_ext(rel)
+    extconf if extdir?(curr_srcdir())
+  end
+
+  def extconf
+    opt = @options['config-opt'].join(' ')
+    command "#{config('rubyprog')} #{curr_srcdir()}/extconf.rb #{opt}"
+  end
+
+  def config_dir_data(rel)
+  end
+
+  #
+  # TASK setup
+  #
+
+  def exec_setup
+    exec_task_traverse 'setup'
+  end
+
+  def setup_dir_bin(rel)
+    all_files_in(curr_srcdir()).each do |fname|
+      adjust_shebang "#{curr_srcdir()}/#{fname}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def adjust_shebang(path)
+    return if no_harm?
+    tmpfile = File.basename(path) + '.tmp'
+    begin
+      File.open(path, 'rb') {|r|
+        first = r.gets
+        return unless File.basename(config('rubypath')) == 'ruby'
+        return unless File.basename(first.sub(/\A\#!/, '').split[0]) == 'ruby'
+        $stderr.puts "adjusting shebang: #{File.basename(path)}" if verbose?
+        File.open(tmpfile, 'wb') {|w|
+          w.print first.sub(/\A\#!\s*\S+/, '#! ' + config('rubypath'))
+          w.write r.read
+        }
+        move_file tmpfile, File.basename(path)
+      }
+    ensure
+      File.unlink tmpfile if File.exist?(tmpfile)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def setup_dir_lib(rel)
+  end
+
+  def setup_dir_ext(rel)
+    make if extdir?(curr_srcdir())
+  end
+
+  def setup_dir_data(rel)
+  end
+
+  #
+  # TASK install
+  #
+
+  def exec_install
+    rm_f 'InstalledFiles'
+    exec_task_traverse 'install'
+  end
+
+  def install_dir_bin(rel)
+    install_files collect_filenames_auto(), "#{config('bindir')}/#{rel}", 0755
+  end
+
+  def install_dir_lib(rel)
+    install_files ruby_scripts(), "#{config('rbdir')}/#{rel}", 0644
+  end
+
+  def install_dir_ext(rel)
+    return unless extdir?(curr_srcdir())
+    install_files ruby_extentions('.'),
+                  "#{config('sodir')}/#{File.dirname(rel)}",
+                  0555
+  end
+
+  def install_dir_data(rel)
+    install_files collect_filenames_auto(), "#{config('datadir')}/#{rel}", 0644
+  end
+
+  def install_files(list, dest, mode)
+    mkdir_p dest, @options['install-prefix']
+    list.each do |fname|
+      install fname, dest, mode, @options['install-prefix']
+    end
+  end
+
+  def ruby_scripts
+    collect_filenames_auto().select {|n| /\.rb\z/ =~ n }
+  end
+  
+  # picked up many entries from cvs-1.11.1/src/ignore.c
+  reject_patterns = %w(
+    core RCSLOG tags TAGS .make.state
+    .nse_depinfo #* .#* cvslog.* ,* .del-* *.olb
+    *~ *.old *.bak *.BAK *.orig *.rej _$* *$
+
+    *.org *.in .*
+  )
+  mapping = {
+    '.' => '\.',
+    '$' => '\$',
+    '#' => '\#',
+    '*' => '.*'
+  }
+  REJECT_PATTERNS = Regexp.new('\A(?:' +
+                               reject_patterns.map {|pat|
+                                 pat.gsub(/[\.\$\#\*]/) {|ch| mapping[ch] }
+                               }.join('|') +
+                               ')\z')
+
+  def collect_filenames_auto
+    mapdir((existfiles() - hookfiles()).reject {|fname|
+             REJECT_PATTERNS =~ fname
+           })
+  end
+
+  def existfiles
+    all_files_in(curr_srcdir()) | all_files_in('.')
+  end
+
+  def hookfiles
+    %w( pre-%s post-%s pre-%s.rb post-%s.rb ).map {|fmt|
+      %w( config setup install clean ).map {|t| sprintf(fmt, t) }
+    }.flatten
+  end
+
+  def mapdir(filelist)
+    filelist.map {|fname|
+      if File.exist?(fname)   # objdir
+        fname
+      else                    # srcdir
+        File.join(curr_srcdir(), fname)
+      end
+    }
+  end
+
+  def ruby_extentions(dir)
+    Dir.open(dir) {|d|
+      ents = d.select {|fname| /\.#{::Config::CONFIG['DLEXT']}\z/ =~ fname }
+      if ents.empty?
+        setup_rb_error "no ruby extention exists: 'ruby #{$0} setup' first"
+      end
+      return ents
+    }
+  end
+
+  #
+  # TASK clean
+  #
+
+  def exec_clean
+    exec_task_traverse 'clean'
+    rm_f ConfigTable.savefile
+    rm_f 'InstalledFiles'
+  end
+
+  def clean_dir_bin(rel)
+  end
+
+  def clean_dir_lib(rel)
+  end
+
+  def clean_dir_ext(rel)
+    return unless extdir?(curr_srcdir())
+    make 'clean' if File.file?('Makefile')
+  end
+
+  def clean_dir_data(rel)
+  end
+
+  #
+  # TASK distclean
+  #
+
+  def exec_distclean
+    exec_task_traverse 'distclean'
+    rm_f ConfigTable.savefile
+    rm_f 'InstalledFiles'
+  end
+
+  def distclean_dir_bin(rel)
+  end
+
+  def distclean_dir_lib(rel)
+  end
+
+  def distclean_dir_ext(rel)
+    return unless extdir?(curr_srcdir())
+    make 'distclean' if File.file?('Makefile')
+  end
+
+  #
+  # lib
+  #
+
+  def exec_task_traverse(task)
+    run_hook "pre-#{task}"
+    FILETYPES.each do |type|
+      if config('without-ext') == 'yes' and type == 'ext'
+        $stderr.puts 'skipping ext/* by user option' if verbose?
+        next
+      end
+      traverse task, type, "#{task}_dir_#{type}"
+    end
+    run_hook "post-#{task}"
+  end
+
+  def traverse(task, rel, mid)
+    dive_into(rel) {
+      run_hook "pre-#{task}"
+      __send__ mid, rel.sub(%r[\A.*?(?:/|\z)], '')
+      all_dirs_in(curr_srcdir()).each do |d|
+        traverse task, "#{rel}/#{d}", mid
+      end
+      run_hook "post-#{task}"
+    }
+  end
+
+  def dive_into(rel)
+    return unless File.dir?("#{@srcdir}/#{rel}")
+
+    dir = File.basename(rel)
+    Dir.mkdir dir unless File.dir?(dir)
+    prevdir = Dir.pwd
+    Dir.chdir dir
+    $stderr.puts '---> ' + rel if verbose?
+    @currdir = rel
+    yield
+    Dir.chdir prevdir
+    $stderr.puts '<--- ' + rel if verbose?
+    @currdir = File.dirname(rel)
+  end
+
+end
+
+
+if $0 == __FILE__
+  begin
+    if multipackage_install?
+      ToplevelInstallerMulti.invoke
+    else
+      ToplevelInstaller.invoke
+    end
+  rescue SetupError
+    raise if $DEBUG
+    $stderr.puts $!.message
+    $stderr.puts "Try 'ruby #{$0} --help' for detailed usage."
+    exit 1
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/test_plugins.rb b/projects/gem_plugin/test/test_plugins.rb
index 82132b1..39a12e6 100644
--- a/test/test_plugins.rb
+++ b/projects/gem_plugin/test/test_plugins.rb
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
 require 'test/unit'
-require 'mongrel'
+require 'gem_plugin'
 
-class ATestPlugin < Mongrel::Plugin "/stuff"
+include GemPlugin
+
+class ATestPlugin < GemPlugin::Plugin "/stuff"
 end
 
-class First < Mongrel::Plugin "/commands"
+class First < GemPlugin::Plugin "/commands"
   def initialize(options = {})
     puts "First with options: #{options.inspect}"
   end
 end
 
-class Second < Mongrel::Plugin "/commands"
+class Second < GemPlugin::Plugin "/commands"
   def initialize(options = {})
     puts "Second with options: #{options.inspect}"
   end
 end
 
-class Last < Mongrel::Plugin "/commands"
+class Last < GemPlugin::Plugin "/commands"
   def initialize(options = {})
     puts "Last with options: #{options.inspect}"
   end
 end
 
 
-include Mongrel
-
 class PluginTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   def setup
-    @pmgr = PluginManager.instance
+    @pmgr = Manager.instance
+    @pmgr.load({"rails" => EXCLUDE})
     @categories = ["/commands"]
     @names = ["/first", "/second", "/last", "/atestplugin"]
   end
@@ -36,17 +37,17 @@ class PluginTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def test_load_plugins
     puts "#{@pmgr.available.inspect}"
     @pmgr.available.each {|cat,plugins|
-      plugins.each do |p|
-        puts "TEST: #{cat}#{p}"
-        assert @names.include?(p)
+      plugins.each do |n,p|
+        puts "TEST: #{cat}#{n}"
+        assert @names.include?(n)
       end
     }
 
     @pmgr.load
     @pmgr.available.each do |cat,plugins|
-      plugins.each do |p|
-        STDERR.puts "#{cat}#{p}"
-        plugin = @pmgr.create("#{cat}#{p}", options={"name" => p})
+      plugins.each do |n,p|
+        STDERR.puts "#{cat}#{n}"
+        plugin = @pmgr.create("#{cat}#{n}", options={"name" => p})
       end
     end
   end
@@ -60,4 +61,13 @@ class PluginTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal @pmgr.create("/test2/testme").class, ATestPlugin
 
   end
+
+
+  def test_create
+    last = @pmgr.create("/commands/last", "test" => "stuff")
+    assert last != nil, "Didn't make the right plugin"
+    first = @pmgr.create("/commands/last")
+    assert first != nil, "Didn't make the right plugin"
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/projects/gem_plugin/tools/rakehelp.rb b/projects/gem_plugin/tools/rakehelp.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb72873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/gem_plugin/tools/rakehelp.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+
+def make(makedir)
+    Dir.chdir(makedir) do
+        sh(PLATFORM =~ /win32/ ? 'nmake' : 'make')
+    end
+end
+
+
+def extconf(dir)
+    Dir.chdir(dir) do ruby "extconf.rb" end
+end
+
+
+def setup_tests
+    Rake::TestTask.new do |t|
+        t.libs << "test"
+        t.test_files = FileList['test/test*.rb']
+        t.verbose = true
+    end
+end
+
+
+def setup_clean otherfiles
+    files = ['build/*', '**/*.o', '**/*.so', '**/*.a', 'lib/*-*', '**/*.log'] + otherfiles
+    CLEAN.include(files)
+end
+
+
+def setup_rdoc files
+    Rake::RDocTask.new do |rdoc|
+        rdoc.rdoc_dir = 'doc/rdoc'
+        rdoc.options << '--line-numbers'
+        rdoc.rdoc_files.add(files)
+    end
+end
+
+
+def setup_extension(dir, extension)
+    ext = "ext/#{dir}"
+    ext_so = "#{ext}/#{extension}.#{Config::CONFIG['DLEXT']}"
+    ext_files = FileList[
+    "#{ext}/*.c",
+    "#{ext}/*.h",
+    "#{ext}/extconf.rb",
+    "#{ext}/Makefile",
+    "lib"
+    ]
+    
+    task "lib" do
+        directory "lib"
+    end
+
+    desc "Builds just the #{extension} extension"
+    task extension.to_sym => ["#{ext}/Makefile", ext_so ]
+
+    file "#{ext}/Makefile" => ["#{ext}/extconf.rb"] do
+        extconf "#{ext}"
+    end
+
+    file ext_so => ext_files do
+        make "#{ext}"
+        cp ext_so, "lib"
+    end
+end
+
+
+def base_gem_spec(pkg_name, pkg_version, author, summary, executables, test_file)
+  pkg_version = pkg_version
+  pkg_name    = pkg_name
+  pkg_file_name = "#{pkg_name}-#{pkg_version}"
+  Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+    s.name = pkg_name
+    s.version = pkg_version
+    s.required_ruby_version = '>= 1.8.3'
+    s.platform = Gem::Platform::RUBY
+    s.author = author
+    s.summary = summary
+    s.test_file = test_file
+    s.has_rdoc = true
+    s.extra_rdoc_files = [ "README" ]
+    
+    s.files = %w(COPYING LICENSE README Rakefile) +
+      Dir.glob("{bin,doc/rdoc,test,lib}/**/*") +
+      Dir.glob("ext/**/*.{h,c,rb}") +
+      Dir.glob("examples/**/*.rb") +
+      Dir.glob("tools/*.rb")
+    
+    s.require_path = "lib"
+    s.extensions = FileList["ext/**/extconf.rb"].to_a
+    
+    s.executables = executables
+    s.bindir = "bin"
+  end
+end
+
+def setup_gem(pkg_name, pkg_version, author, summary, executables, test_file)
+  spec = base_gem_spec(pkg_name, pkg_version, author, summary, executables, test_file)
+  yield spec if block_given?
+    
+  Rake::GemPackageTask.new(spec) do |p|
+    p.gem_spec = spec
+    p.need_tar = true
+  end
+end
+
+def setup_win32_gem(pkg_name, pkg_version, author, summary, executables, test_file)
+  spec = base_gem_spec(pkg_name, pkg_version, author, summary, executables, test_file)
+  yield spec if block_given?
+
+  Gem::Builder.new(spec).build
+end