# For Distributed Build+Test how much Rake, Ruby & Rspec? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 28, 2007, 8:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/for-distributed-build-test-how-much-rake-ruby-rspec/90373 "2007-03-28T08:26:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lfast](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@lfast](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lfast)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 8:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/for-distributed-build-test-how-much-rake-ruby-rspec/90373/1 "2007-03-28T08:26:23Z")
How much code would you put into each of Ruby, Rake and Rspec. That is the question. I’m looking for any feedback on how YOU might distribute your code for the following ‘application’ I’m using Ruby, Rake and Rspec to automate and integrate our existing build processes and extend it to produce a complete overnight build+test system. The steps involved are… Configure a shared PC-UNIX Clearcase workspace Build Unix Server(s) Install one Unix Server & Oracle Database By scripting the input to our existing installer Build Windoze clients Then using mouse-keyboard automation… Install Client 1 Use Client 1 to Configure Server, DB & other Clients Install Clients 2-4 Run GUI tests Each of these steps requires a fair whack of code. And the steps are all dependent on some prior steps (Rake). And it would be nice to see a Red/Green report as a result (Rspec). Would you bias your development toward or away from any of these three environments? They all support ruby code and I could implement the whole thing in any one of them. Then there are two confounding problems with Rake and Rspec. Rdoc doesn’t (seem to) document either of these by default. Assuming I can’t get any Rdocs for either of these, does your answer change? And unless I’m missing something (probable) IRB and the ruby debugger won’t easily handle either a rakefile or Specfiles. Anyway thats enough late night rambling. I’m happy to read any commentary about this. Cheers, Larry F.