# Rake-compiler 0.6.0 Released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-compiler-0-6-0-released/172683>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 25, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-compiler-0-6-0-released/172683 "2009-07-25T12:49:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-compiler-0-6-0-released/172683/1 "2009-07-25T12:49:18Z")

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rake-compiler version 0.6.0 has been released!

- [http://github.com/luislavena/rake-compiler](http://github.com/luislavena/rake-compiler)
- [http://rubyforge.org/projects/rake-compiler](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rake-compiler)

= rake-compiler

rake-compiler aims to help Gem developers while dealing with Ruby C  
extensions, simplifying the code and reducing the duplication.

It follows _convention over configuration_ and set an standardized  
structure to build and package C extensions in your gems.

This is the result of experiences dealing with several Gems that  
required  
native extensions across platforms and different user configurations  
where details like portability and clarity of code were lacking.

== An Overview

Let’s summarize what rake-compiler provides:

- No custom rake tasks required. Less code duplication and errors.

- Painlessly build extensions on different platforms (Linux, OSX and  
Windows).

- Allow multiple extensions be compiled inside the same gem.

- Mimics RubyGems installation process, so helps as test environment.

- Simplify cross platform compilation of extensions (target Windows from  
Linux).

Changes:

=== 0.6.0 / 2009-07-25

- Enhancements

- Bugfixes