Rant is a flexible build tool written entirely in Ruby,
similar to Rake.
== What’s new in this release?
- The --dry-run (-n) option for rant.
- Action takes a regular expression now. When rant looks for a
 task/file that matches the regular expression, the action block will
 get executed once.
For more details read http://make.rubyforge.org/files/NEWS.html
== Installing Rant
You can install Rant as a RubyGem:
  % gem install --remote rant
or download the package from
RubyForge(http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=615)
and install with install.rb:
  % ruby install.rb
== Dry-Run demonstration
Example Rantfile:
 import “command”
 task :install => “foo” do
   sys.install “foo”, “/usr/local/bin”, :mode => 0755
 end
 gen Command, “foo”, “foo.c”, “cc -o $(>) $(<)”
Running Rant in dry-run mode:
 % rant -n
 Executing “foo”
  - SHELL
   cc -o foo foo.c
 Executing “install”
  - Ruby Proc at Rantfile:3
== Survey about “Rantfile.rb”
Since the previous release (0.4.8), Rant doesn’t recognize
the filenames “Rantfile.rb” and “rantfile.rb” as default
Rantfiles anymore. If you want them back, tell me now! If a
reasonable number of users wants to use “Rantfile.rb”/“rantfile.rb”,
I will reintroduce those filenames (or one of them).
Alternatives are “Rantfile”, “rantfile” or “root.rant”.
Please reply to my private address or join the Rant mailing list.
== Resources
Homepage:: http://make.ruby-co.de
Rubyforge page:: http://rubyforge.org/projects/make/
Mailing list:: http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/make-cafe
Repository:: http://developer.berlios.de/svn/?group_id=5046
Rake/Rant comparison::
http://make.rubyforge.org/files/doc/rant_vs_rake_rdoc.html