How to Install Rake from https://github.com/ruby/rake on OpenBSD

Rake is a build automation tool written in Ruby. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Rake from https://github.com/ruby/rake on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following requirements:

• A computer running OpenBSD
• An existing installation of Ruby
• The git package installed

Step 1: Clone the repository

First, we need to clone the Rake repository from Github. To do this, open a terminal and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/ruby/rake.git

This will clone the Rake repository to your current working directory.

Step 2: Build and install Rake

Navigate to the cloned repository using the command:

cd rake/

Next, build and install Rake using the following commands:

ruby ./setup.rb
ruby ./bin/rake

You may need to have root permission for the installing process to complete.

Step 3: Verify installation

To verify that Rake is installed properly, run:

rake --version

This should print the version number of Rake installed on your system.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Rake from https://github.com/ruby/rake on OpenBSD. You can now use Rake to automate tasks in your Ruby projects.

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