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+HERE = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)) + '/'
+
+require 'rake'
+require 'rake/clean'
+require 'rake/testtask'
+
+#Tool and Lib Locations
+C_COMPILER = 'gcc'
+C_LIBS = ''
+UNITY_DIR = 'vendor/unity/src'
+
+#Test File To Be Created
+OUT_FILE = 'test_cexceptions'
+OUT_EXTENSION = '.out'
+
+#Options
+SRC_FILES = "lib/CException.c test/TestException.c test/TestException_Runner.c #{UNITY_DIR}/unity.c"
+INC_DIRS = "-Ilib -Itest -I#{UNITY_DIR}"
+LIB_DIRS = C_LIBS.empty? ? '' : "-L#{C_LIBS}"
+SYMBOLS = '-DTEST'
+
+CLEAN.include("#{HERE}*.out")
+
+task :default => [:clobber, :test]
+
+desc "performs a quick set of unit tests to confirm you're ready to go"
+task :test do
+  puts "#{C_COMPILER} #{INC_DIRS} #{LIB_DIRS} #{SYMBOLS} #{SRC_FILES} -o #{OUT_FILE}#{OUT_EXTENSION}"
+  output = `#{C_COMPILER} #{INC_DIRS} #{LIB_DIRS} #{SYMBOLS} #{SRC_FILES} -o #{OUT_FILE}#{OUT_EXTENSION}`
+  puts output
+
+  puts "#{HERE}#{OUT_FILE}#{OUT_EXTENSION}"
+  output = `#{HERE}#{OUT_FILE}#{OUT_EXTENSION}`
+  puts output
+end
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