--- Rakefile    (revision 190)
+++ Rakefile    (working copy)
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@
 
 desc "returns the ragel version"
 task :ragel_version do
-  @ragel_v = `ragel -v`[/(version )(\S*)/,2].to_f
+  @ragel_v = `ragel -v`[/(version )(\S*)/,2].split('.').map{|s| s.to_i}
 end
 
 desc "Generates the scanner code with Ragel."
 task :ragel => [:ragel_version] do
   Dir.chdir('ext/superredcloth_scan') do
     ['superredcloth_scan', 'superredcloth_inline'].each do |src|
-      sh %{ragel #{src}.rl | #{@ragel_v >= 5.18 ? 'rlgen-cd' : 'rlcodegen'} -G2 -o #{src}.c}
+      sh %{ragel #{src}.rl | #{@ragel_v[0] >= 5 && @ragel_v[1] >= 18 ? 'rlgen-cd' : 'rlcodegen'} -G2 -o #{src}.c}
     end
   end
 end