If you use the rake task rake package from hoe. You need rubygems-1.2. In changelog of hoe-1.7.0, they add : Added extra_dev_deps for new rubygems developer dependencies. * Switched hoe to dev dep. Fork off, bitches. the extra_dev_deps is an option add in rubygems 1.2 not before. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. rake package in a directory generate by hoe (sow command) 2. 3. only >=hoe-1.7.0 issue
Thanks for providing the detailed information, fixed in CVS.