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+require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/lib/haste/version'
+ 
+task :build => :test do
+  system "gem build haste.gemspec"
+end
+
+task :release => :build do
+  # tag and push
+  system "git tag v#{Haste::VERSION}"
+  system "git push origin --tags"
+  # push the gem
+  system "gem push haste-#{Haste::VERSION}.gem"
+end
+ 
+RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:test) do |t|
+  t.pattern = 'spec/**/*_spec.rb'
+  fail_on_error = true # be explicit
+end
+ 
+RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:rcov) do |t|
+  t.pattern = 'spec/**/*_spec.rb'
+  t.rcov = true
+  fail_on_error = true # be explicit
+end