Merge pull request #634 from masuidrive/use_ruby_for_building

Use CRuby for building

17 files changed, 706 insertions, 708 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ccc701bcf..7b983f988 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ cscope.out
 /bin
 /mrblib/mrblib.c
 /mrblib/*.*tmp
+/mrblib/mrblib.mrb
 /test/mrbtest
 /test/mrbtest.c
 /test/*.*tmp
 /test/mrubytest.*
+tools/mrbc/mrbc.mrb
 CMakeFiles
 CMakeCache.txt
 /mrbgems/generator
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cea38b14d..109013b10 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # no installation...
 
-script: "make all test"
+script: "./minirake all test"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index a70938373..000000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-# Makefile description.
-# basic build file for mruby
-
-# compiler, linker (gcc), archiver, parser generator
-export CC = gcc
-export LL = gcc
-export AR = ar
-export YACC = bison
-
-MRUBY_ROOT := $(realpath .)
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ENABLE_GEMS)),)
-  # by default GEMs are deactivated
-  ENABLE_GEMS = false
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ACTIVE_GEMS)),)
-  # the default file which contains the active GEMs
-  ACTIVE_GEMS = GEMS.active
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(COMPILE_MODE)),)
-  # default compile option
-  COMPILE_MODE = debug
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(COMPILE_MODE),debug)
-  CFLAGS = -g -O3
-else ifeq ($(COMPILE_MODE),release)
-  CFLAGS = -O3
-else ifeq ($(COMPILE_MODE),small)
-  CFLAGS = -Os
-endif
-
-ALL_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror-implicit-function-declaration $(CFLAGS)
-ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
-  MAKE_FLAGS = --no-print-directory CC=$(CC) LL=$(LL) ALL_CFLAGS='$(ALL_CFLAGS)' LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' ENABLE_GEMS='$(ENABLE_GEMS)' ACTIVE_GEMS='$(ACTIVE_GEMS)' MRUBY_ROOT='$(MRUBY_ROOT)'
-else
-  MAKE_FLAGS = --no-print-directory CC='$(CC)' LL='$(LL)' ALL_CFLAGS='$(ALL_CFLAGS)' LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' ENABLE_GEMS='$(ENABLE_GEMS)' ACTIVE_GEMS='$(ACTIVE_GEMS)' MRUBY_ROOT='$(MRUBY_ROOT)'
-endif
-
-##############################
-# internal variables
-
-export MSG_BEGIN = @for line in
-export MSG_END = ; do echo "$$line"; done
-
-export CP := cp
-export RM_F := rm -f
-export CAT := cat
-
-##############################
-# generic build targets, rules
-
-.PHONY : all
-all :
-	@$(MAKE) -C src $(MAKE_FLAGS)
-	@$(MAKE) -C mrblib $(MAKE_FLAGS)
-ifeq ($(ENABLE_GEMS),true)
-	@echo "-- MAKE mrbgems --"
-	@$(MAKE) -C mrbgems $(MAKE_FLAGS)
-endif
-	$(MAKE) -C tools/mruby $(MAKE_FLAGS)
-	@$(MAKE) -C tools/mirb $(MAKE_FLAGS)
-
-# mruby test
-.PHONY : test
-test : all
-	@$(MAKE) -C test $(MAKE_FLAGS)
-
-# clean up
-.PHONY : clean
-clean :
-	@$(MAKE) clean -C src $(MAKE_FLAGS)
-ifeq ($(ENABLE_GEMS),true)
-	@echo "-- CLEAN mrbgems --"
-	@$(MAKE) clean -C mrbgems $(MAKE_FLAGS)
-endif
-	@$(MAKE) clean -C tools/mruby $(MAKE_FLAGS)
-	@$(MAKE) clean -C tools/mirb $(MAKE_FLAGS)
-	@$(MAKE) clean -C test $(MAKE_FLAGS)
-
-# display help for build configuration and interesting targets
-.PHONY : showconfig
-showconfig :
-	$(MSG_BEGIN) \
-	"" \
-	"  CC = $(CC)" \
-	"  LL = $(LL)" \
-	"  MAKE = $(MAKE)" \
-	"" \
-	"  CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)" \
-	"  ALL_CFLAGS = $(ALL_CFLAGS)" \
-	$(MSG_END)
-
-.PHONY : help
-help :
-	$(MSG_BEGIN) \
-	"" \
-	"            Basic mruby Makefile" \
-	"" \
-	"targets:" \
-	"  all (default):  build all targets, install (locally) in-repo" \
-	"  clean:          clean all built and in-repo installed artifacts" \
-	"  showconfig:     show build config summary" \
-	"  test:           run all mruby tests" \
-	$(MSG_END)
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14ff8077a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# Build description.
+# basic build file for mruby
+
+# compiler, linker (gcc), archiver, parser generator
+CC = ENV['CC'] || 'gcc'
+LL = ENV['LL'] || 'gcc'
+AR = ENV['AR'] || 'ar'
+YACC = ENV['YACC'] || 'bison'
+MAKE = ENV['MAKE'] || 'make'
+
+# mruby source root path
+MRUBY_ROOT = ENV['MRUBY_ROOT'] || File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))
+
+# by default GEMs are deactivated
+ENABLE_GEMS = false
+
+# the default file which contains the active GEMs
+ACTIVE_GEMS = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'mrbgems', 'GEMS.active')
+
+# default compile option
+COMPILE_MODE = :debug
+
+
+##############################
+# compile flags
+
+case COMPILE_MODE.to_s
+when 'debug'
+  CFLAGS = ['-g', '-O3']
+when 'release'
+  CFLAGS = ['-O3']
+when 'small'
+  CFLAGS = ['-Os']
+else
+  CFLAGS = [ENV['CFLAGS']]
+end
+LDFLAGS = [ENV['LDFLAGS']]
+
+CFLAGS << "-Wall" << "-Werror-implicit-function-declaration" << "-I#{MRUBY_ROOT}/include"
+if ENV['OS'] == 'Windows_NT'
+  MAKE_FLAGS = "--no-print-directory CC=#{CC} LL=#{LL} CFLAGS='#{CFLAGS.join(' ')}' LDFLAGS='#{LDFLAGS.join(' ')}' ENABLE_GEMS='#{ENABLE_GEMS}' MRUBY_ROOT='#{MRUBY_ROOT}'"
+else
+  MAKE_FLAGS = "--no-print-directory CC='#{CC}' LL='#{LL}' CFLAGS='#{CFLAGS.join(' ')}' LDFLAGS='#{LDFLAGS.join(' ')}' ENABLE_GEMS='#{ENABLE_GEMS}' MRUBY_ROOT='#{MRUBY_ROOT}'"
+end
+
+
+
+##############################
+# internal variables
+
+CP = ENV['CP'] ||= 'cp'
+RM_F = ENV['RM_F'] ||= 'rm -f'
+CAT = ENV['CAT'] ||= 'cat'
+
+
+##############################
+# generic build targets, rules
+if ENABLE_GEMS
+  require './mrbgems/build_tasks'
+end
+
+task :default => :all
+
+desc "build all targets, install (locally) in-repo"
+task :all do
+  sh "#{MAKE} -C src #{MAKE_FLAGS}"
+  sh "#{MAKE} -C mrblib #{MAKE_FLAGS}"
+  if ENABLE_GEMS
+    puts "-- MAKE mrbgems --"
+    Rake::Task['mrbgems_all'].invoke
+  end
+  sh "#{MAKE} -C tools/mruby #{MAKE_FLAGS}"
+  sh "#{MAKE} -C tools/mirb #{MAKE_FLAGS}"
+end
+
+desc "sh all mruby tests"
+task :test => [:all] do
+  sh "#{MAKE} -C test #{MAKE_FLAGS}"
+end
+
+desc "clean all built and in-repo installed artifacts"
+task :clean do
+  sh "#{MAKE} clean -C src #{MAKE_FLAGS}"
+  sh "#{MAKE} clean -C mrblib #{MAKE_FLAGS}"
+  if ENABLE_GEMS
+    puts "-- MAKE mrbgems --"
+    Rake::Task['mrbgems_clean'].invoke
+  end
+  sh "#{MAKE} clean -C tools/mruby #{MAKE_FLAGS}"
+  sh "#{MAKE} clean -C tools/mirb #{MAKE_FLAGS}"
+  sh "#{MAKE} clean -C test #{MAKE_FLAGS}"
+end
+
+desc "show build config summary"
+task :showconfig do
+  puts "  CC = #{CC}"
+  puts "  LL = #{LL}"
+  puts "  MAKE = #{MAKE}"
+  puts ""
+  puts "  CFLAGS = #{CFLAGS.join(' ')}"
+  puts "  LDFLAGS = #{LDFLAGS.join(' ')}"
+end
diff --git a/doc/mrbgems/c_and_ruby_extension_example/.gitignore b/doc/mrbgems/c_and_ruby_extension_example/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6ad3b5cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/mrbgems/c_and_ruby_extension_example/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+gem_mixlib.c
+*.ctmp
+*.rbtmp
diff --git a/doc/mrbgems/c_extension_example/.gitignore b/doc/mrbgems/c_extension_example/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1ef5dc27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/mrbgems/c_extension_example/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+gem_srclib.c
+*.ctmp
+*.rbtmp
diff --git a/doc/mrbgems/ruby_extension_example/.gitignore b/doc/mrbgems/ruby_extension_example/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e23b7ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/mrbgems/ruby_extension_example/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+gem_mrblib.c
+*.ctmp
+*.rbtmp
diff --git a/minirake b/minirake
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..989af4098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minirake
@@ -0,0 +1,420 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# Original is https://github.com/jimweirich/rake/
+# Copyright (c) 2003 Jim Weirich
+# License: MIT-LICENSE
+
+require 'getoptlong'
+
+module MiniRake
+  class Task
+    TASKS = Hash.new
+    RULES = Array.new
+
+    # List of prerequisites for a task.
+    attr_reader :prerequisites
+
+    # Source dependency for rule synthesized tasks.  Nil if task was not
+    # sythesized from a rule.
+    attr_accessor :source
+
+    # Create a task named +task_name+ with no actions or prerequisites..
+    # use +enhance+ to add actions and prerequisites.
+    def initialize(task_name)
+      @name = task_name
+      @prerequisites = []
+      @actions = []
+    end
+
+    # Enhance a task with prerequisites or actions.  Returns self.
+    def enhance(deps=nil, &block)
+      @prerequisites |= deps if deps
+      @actions << block if block_given?
+      self
+    end
+
+    # Name of the task.
+    def name
+      @name.to_s
+    end
+
+    # Invoke the task if it is needed.  Prerequites are invoked first.
+    def invoke
+      puts "Invoke #{name} (already=[#{@already_invoked}], needed=[#{needed?}])" if $trace
+      return if @already_invoked
+      @already_invoked = true
+      @prerequisites.each { |n| Task[n].invoke }
+      execute if needed?
+    end
+
+    # Execute the actions associated with this task.
+    def execute
+      puts "Execute #{name}" if $trace
+      self.class.enhance_with_matching_rule(name) if @actions.empty?
+      unless $dryrun
+        @actions.each { |act| result = act.call(self) }
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Is this task needed?
+    def needed?
+      true
+    end
+
+    # Timestamp for this task.  Basic tasks return the current time for
+    # their time stamp.  Other tasks can be more sophisticated.
+    def timestamp
+      @prerequisites.collect { |p| Task[p].timestamp }.max || Time.now
+    end
+
+    # Class Methods ----------------------------------------------------
+
+    class << self
+
+      # Clear the task list.  This cause rake to immediately forget all
+      # the tasks that have been assigned.  (Normally used in the unit
+      # tests.)
+      def clear
+        TASKS.clear
+        RULES.clear
+      end
+
+      # List of all defined tasks.
+      def tasks
+        TASKS.keys.sort.collect { |tn| Task[tn] }
+      end
+
+      # Return a task with the given name.  If the task is not currently
+      # known, try to synthesize one from the defined rules.  If no
+      # rules are found, but an existing file matches the task name,
+      # assume it is a file task with no dependencies or actions.
+      def [](task_name)
+        task_name = task_name.to_s
+        if task = TASKS[task_name]
+          return task
+        end
+        if task = enhance_with_matching_rule(task_name)
+          return task
+        end
+        if File.exist?(task_name)
+          return FileTask.define_task(task_name)
+        end
+        fail "Don't know how to rake #{task_name}"
+      end
+
+      # Define a task given +args+ and an option block.  If a rule with
+      # the given name already exists, the prerequisites and actions are
+      # added to the existing task.
+      def define_task(args, &block)
+        task_name, deps = resolve_args(args)
+        deps = [deps] if (Symbol === deps) || (String === deps)
+        deps = deps.collect {|d| d.to_s }
+        lookup(task_name).enhance(deps, &block)
+      end
+
+      # Define a rule for synthesizing tasks.  
+      def create_rule(args, &block)
+        pattern, deps = resolve_args(args)
+        fail "Too many dependents specified in rule #{pattern}: #{deps.inspect}" if deps.size > 1
+        pattern = Regexp.new(Regexp.quote(pattern) + '$') if String === pattern
+        RULES << [pattern, deps, block]
+      end
+
+      
+      # Lookup a task.  Return an existing task if found, otherwise
+      # create a task of the current type.
+      def lookup(task_name)
+        name = task_name.to_s
+        TASKS[name] ||= self.new(name)
+      end
+
+      # If a rule can be found that matches the task name, enhance the
+      # task with the prerequisites and actions from the rule.  Set the
+      # source attribute of the task appropriately for the rule.  Return
+      # the enhanced task or nil of no rule was found.
+      def enhance_with_matching_rule(task_name)
+        RULES.each do |pattern, extensions, block|
+          if md = pattern.match(task_name)
+            ext = extensions.first
+            case ext
+            when String
+              source = task_name.sub(/\.[^.]*$/, ext)
+            when Proc
+              source = ext.call(task_name)
+            else
+              fail "Don't know how to handle rule dependent: #{ext.inspect}"
+            end
+            if File.exist?(source)
+              task = FileTask.define_task({task_name => [source]}, &block)
+              task.source = source
+              return task
+            end
+          end
+        end
+        nil
+      end
+      
+      private 
+
+      # Resolve the arguments for a task/rule.
+      def resolve_args(args)
+        case args
+        when Hash
+          fail "Too Many Task Names: #{args.keys.join(' ')}" if args.size > 1
+          fail "No Task Name Given" if args.size < 1
+          task_name = args.keys[0]
+          deps = args[task_name]
+          deps = [deps] if (String===deps) || (Regexp===deps) || (Proc===deps)
+        else
+          task_name = args
+          deps = []
+        end
+        [task_name, deps]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  ######################################################################
+  class FileTask < Task
+    # Is this file task needed?  Yes if it doesn't exist, or if its time
+    # stamp is out of date.
+    def needed?
+      return true unless File.exist?(name)
+      latest_prereq = @prerequisites.collect{|n| Task[n].timestamp}.max
+      return false if latest_prereq.nil?
+      timestamp < latest_prereq
+    end
+
+    # Time stamp for file task.
+    def timestamp
+      File.new(name.to_s).mtime
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+Rake = MiniRake
+
+
+######################################################################
+# Task Definition Functions ...
+
+# Declare a basic task.
+def task(args, &block)
+  MiniRake::Task.define_task(args, &block)
+end
+
+# Declare a file task.
+def file(args, &block)
+  MiniRake::FileTask.define_task(args, &block)
+end
+
+# Declare a set of files tasks to create the given directories on
+# demand.
+def directory(dir)
+  path = []
+  Sys.split_all(dir).each do |p| 
+    path << p
+    FileTask.define_task(File.join(path)) do |t|
+      Sys.makedirs(t.name)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+# Declare a rule for auto-tasks.
+def rule(args, &block)
+  MiniRake::Task.create_rule(args, &block)
+end
+
+# Write a message to standard out if $verbose is enabled.
+def log(msg)
+  print "  " if $trace && $verbose
+  puts msg if $verbose
+end
+
+# Run the system command +cmd+.
+def sh(cmd)
+  log cmd
+  system(cmd) or fail "Command Failed: [#{cmd}]"
+end
+
+def desc(text)
+end
+
+######################################################################
+# Rake main application object.  When invoking +rake+ from the command
+# line, a RakeApp object is created and run.
+#
+class RakeApp
+  RAKEFILES = ['rakefile', 'Rakefile']
+
+  OPTIONS = [
+    ['--dry-run',  '-n', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT,
+      "Do a dry run without executing actions."],
+    ['--help',     '-H', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT,
+      "Display this help message."],
+    ['--libdir',   '-I', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT,
+      "Include LIBDIR in the search path for required modules."],
+    ['--nosearch', '-N', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT,
+      "Do not search parent directories for the Rakefile."],
+    ['--quiet',    '-q', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT,
+      "Do not log messages to standard output."],
+    ['--rakefile', '-f', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT,
+      "Use FILE as the rakefile."],
+    ['--require',  '-r', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT,
+      "Require MODULE before executing rakefile."],
+    ['--tasks',    '-T', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT,
+      "Display the tasks and dependencies, then exit."],
+    ['--trace',    '-t', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT,
+      "Turn on invoke/execute tracing."],
+    ['--usage',    '-h', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT,
+      "Display usage."],
+    ['--verbose',  '-v', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT,
+      "Log message to standard output (default)."],
+  ]
+
+  # Create a RakeApp object.
+  def initialize
+    @rakefile = nil
+    @nosearch = false
+  end
+
+  # True if one of the files in RAKEFILES is in the current directory.
+  # If a match is found, it is copied into @rakefile.
+  def have_rakefile
+    RAKEFILES.each do |fn|
+      if File.exist?(fn)
+        @rakefile = fn
+        return true
+      end
+    end
+    return false
+  end
+
+  # Display the program usage line.
+  def usage
+      puts "rake [-f rakefile] {options} targets..."
+  end
+
+  # Display the rake command line help.
+  def help
+    usage
+    puts
+    puts "Options are ..."
+    puts
+    OPTIONS.sort.each do |long, short, mode, desc|
+      if mode == GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT
+        if desc =~ /\b([A-Z]{2,})\b/
+          long = long + "=#{$1}"
+        end
+      end
+      printf "  %-20s (%s)\n", long, short
+      printf "      %s\n", desc
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Display the tasks and dependencies.
+  def display_tasks
+    Task.tasks.each do |t|
+      puts "#{t.class} #{t.name}"
+      t.prerequisites.each { |pre| puts "    #{pre}" }
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Return a list of the command line options supported by the
+  # program.
+  def command_line_options
+    OPTIONS.collect { |lst| lst[0..-2] }
+  end
+
+  # Do the option defined by +opt+ and +value+.
+  def do_option(opt, value)
+    case opt
+    when '--dry-run'
+      $dryrun = true
+      $trace = true
+    when '--help'
+      help
+      exit
+    when '--libdir'
+      $:.push(value)
+    when '--nosearch'
+      @nosearch = true
+    when '--quiet'
+      $verbose = false
+    when '--rakefile'
+      RAKEFILES.clear
+      RAKEFILES << value
+    when '--require'
+      require value
+    when '--tasks'
+      $show_tasks = true
+    when '--trace'
+      $trace = true
+    when '--usage'
+      usage
+      exit
+    when '--verbose'
+      $verbose = true
+    when '--version'
+      puts "rake, version #{RAKEVERSION}"
+      exit
+    else
+      fail "Unknown option: #{opt}"
+    end
+  end
+  
+  # Read and handle the command line options.
+  def handle_options
+    $verbose = true
+    opts = GetoptLong.new(*command_line_options)
+    opts.each { |opt, value| do_option(opt, value) }
+  end
+
+  # Run the +rake+ application.
+  def run
+    handle_options
+    begin
+      here = Dir.pwd
+      while ! have_rakefile
+        Dir.chdir("..")
+        if Dir.pwd == here || @nosearch
+          fail "No Rakefile found (looking for: #{RAKEFILES.join(', ')})"
+        end
+        here = Dir.pwd
+      end
+      puts "(in #{Dir.pwd})"
+      $rakefile = @rakefile
+      load @rakefile
+      if $show_tasks
+        display_tasks
+      else
+        ARGV.push("default") if ARGV.size == 0
+        p ARGV
+        tasks = []
+        ARGV.each do |task_name|
+          if /^(\w+)=(.*)/.match(task_name)
+            ENV[$1] = $2
+          else
+            tasks << task_name
+          end
+        end
+        tasks.each do |task_name|
+          MiniRake::Task[task_name].invoke
+        end
+      end
+    rescue Exception => ex
+      puts "rake aborted!"
+      puts ex.message
+      if $trace
+        puts ex.backtrace.join("\n")
+      else
+        puts ex.backtrace.find {|str| str =~ /#{@rakefile}/ } || ""
+      end
+    end    
+  end
+end
+
+if __FILE__ == $0 then
+  RakeApp.new.run
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mrbgems/Makefile b/mrbgems/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c0a0962c..000000000
--- a/mrbgems/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-# makefile description.
-# add gems to the ruby library
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(MRUBY_ROOT)),)
-  MRUBY_ROOT := $(realpath ..)
-endif
-
-LIBR := ../lib/libmruby.a
-RM_F := rm -f
-CC_FLAGS := -Wall -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -g -O3 -MMD -I. -I./../include
-
-export CC = gcc
-export LL = gcc
-export AR = ar
-
-GENERATOR := $(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/generator
-ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
-  GENERATOR_BIN := $(GENERATOR).exe
-else
-  GENERATOR_BIN := $(GENERATOR)
-endif
-GEM_INIT := gem_init
-GEM_MAKEFILE := g/Makefile
-GEM_MAKEFILE_LIST := g/MakefileGemList
-GEMDLIB := g/mrbgemtest.ctmp
-
-ifeq ($(strip $(ACTIVE_GEMS)),)
-  # the default file which contains the active GEMs
-  ACTIVE_GEMS = GEMS.active
-endif
-
-##############################
-# generic build targets, rules
-
-.PHONY : all
-all : all_gems $(GEM_INIT).a
-
-$(GEM_INIT).a : $(GEM_INIT).o
-	$(AR) rs gem_init.a $(GEM_INIT).o
-
-all_gems : $(GENERATOR_BIN)
-	@echo "Generate Gem List Makefile"
-	$(GENERATOR_BIN) makefile_list $(ACTIVE_GEMS) > $(GEM_MAKEFILE_LIST)
-	@echo "Generate Gem Makefile"
-	$(GENERATOR_BIN) makefile $(ACTIVE_GEMS) "$(MRUBY_ROOT)" > $(GEM_MAKEFILE)
-	@echo "Build all gems"
-	$(MAKE) -C g MRUBY_ROOT='$(MRUBY_ROOT)' ACTIVE_GEMS="$(ACTIVE_GEMS)"
-
-$(GEM_INIT).c : $(GENERATOR_BIN)
-	@echo "Generate Gem driver"
-	$(GENERATOR_BIN) $(GEM_INIT) $(ACTIVE_GEMS) > $@
-
-$(GEM_INIT).o : $(GEM_INIT).c
-	@echo "Build the driver which initializes all gems"
-	$(CC) $(CC_FLAGS) -MMD -c $< -o $@
-
-# Generator
-
-$(GENERATOR_BIN) : $(GENERATOR).o
-	@echo "Build the generator which creates the driver and Gem Makefile"
-	$(LL) -o $@ $(CC_FLAGS) $<
-
-$(GENERATOR).o : $(GENERATOR).c
-	$(CC) $(CC_FLAGS) -MMD -c $< -o $@
-
-.PHONY : prepare-test
-prepare-test :
-	@$(MAKE) prepare-test -C g ACTIVE_GEMS="$(ACTIVE_GEMS)" MRUBY_ROOT='$(MRUBY_ROOT)'
-
-# clean driver and all gems
-.PHONY : clean
-clean : $(GENERATOR_BIN)
-	@echo "Cleanup Gems"
-	$(GENERATOR_BIN) makefile $(ACTIVE_GEMS) "$(MRUBY_ROOT)" > $(GEM_MAKEFILE)
-	$(MAKE) clean -C g ACTIVE_GEMS="$(ACTIVE_GEMS)" MRUBY_ROOT='$(MRUBY_ROOT)'
-	-$(RM_F) $(GEM_INIT).c *.o *.d $(GENERATOR_BIN) $(GEM_MAKEFILE) $(GEM_MAKEFILE_LIST) gem_init.a
diff --git a/mrbgems/Makefile4gem b/mrbgems/Makefile4gem
index 4e6af4fcc..cd3151b2e 100644
--- a/mrbgems/Makefile4gem
+++ b/mrbgems/Makefile4gem
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(ACTIVE_GEMS)),)
   ACTIVE_GEMS = GEMS.active
 endif
 
+MAKEFILE_GEM_LIST := $(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/g/MakefileGemList
+include $(MAKEFILE_GEM_LIST)
+
 # Default rules which are calling the
 # gem specific gem-all and gem-clean
 # implementations of a gem
@@ -46,14 +49,14 @@ gem_mixlib.c : gem_mrblib_header.ctmp gem_mrblib_irep.ctmp gem_mixlib_init.ctmp
 	cat $^ > $@
 
 gem_mixlib_init.ctmp :
-	$(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/generator gem_mixlib $(GEM) > $@
+	ruby $(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/generate_gem_mixlib.rb '$(GEM)' > $@
 
 # Building target for C files
 gem-c-files : gem_srclib.o
 	$(AR) rs $(GEM_PACKAGE) $(GEM_OBJECTS) $<
 
 gem_srclib.c :
-	$(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/generator gem_srclib $(GEM) > $@
+	ruby $(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/generate_gem_srclib.rb '$(GEM)' > $@
 
 # Building target for Ruby Files
 gem-rb-files : gem_mrblib.o
@@ -63,10 +66,10 @@ gem_mrblib.c : gem_mrblib_header.ctmp gem_mrblib_irep.ctmp gem_mrblib_init.ctmp
 	cat $^ > $@
 
 gem_mrblib_header.ctmp :
-	$(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/generator gem_mrblib > $@
+	ruby $(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/generate_gem_mrblib_header.rb '$(GEM)' > $@
 
 gem_mrblib_init.ctmp :
-	$(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/generator gem_mrblib $(GEM) > $@
+	ruby $(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/generate_gem_mrblib.rb '$(GEM)' > $@
 
 gem_mrblib_irep.ctmp : gem_mrblib.rbtmp
 	$(MRUBY_ROOT)/bin/mrbc -Bgem_mrblib_irep_$(subst -,_,$(GEM)) -o$@ $<
@@ -84,6 +87,9 @@ gem-clean-c-files :
 gem-clean-rb-files :
 	-$(RM) $(GEM_PACKAGE) gem_mrblib.o gem_mrblib.c gem_mrblib_header.ctmp gem_mrblib_init.ctmp gem_mrblib_irep.ctmp gem_mrblib.rbtmp
 
+%.o : %.c
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(GEM_INCLUDE_LIST) $< -o $@
+
 .PHONY : clean
 clean : gem-clean
 	@echo "Gem '$(GEM)' is clean"
diff --git a/mrbgems/build_tasks.rb b/mrbgems/build_tasks.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e2d24a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mrbgems/build_tasks.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+MRBGEMS_PATH = File.dirname(__FILE__)
+
+GEM_INIT = "#{MRBGEMS_PATH}/gem_init"
+GEM_MAKEFILE = "#{MRBGEMS_PATH}/g/Makefile"
+GEM_MAKEFILE_LIST = "#{MRBGEMS_PATH}/g/MakefileGemList"
+MAKEFILE_4_GEM = "#{MRUBY_ROOT}/mrbgems/Makefile4gem"
+
+GEM_MAKE_FLAGS = "#{MAKE_FLAGS} MAKEFILE_4_GEM='#{MAKEFILE_4_GEM}'"
+
+task :mrbgems_all => ["#{GEM_INIT}.a", :mrbgems_generate_gem_makefile_list] do
+  for_each_gem do |path, gemname|
+    sh "#{MAKE} -C #{path} #{GEM_MAKE_FLAGS}"
+  end
+end
+
+task :mrbgems_clean do
+  sh "cd #{MRUBY_ROOT}/mrbgems && #{RM_F} *.c *.d *.a *.o"
+  sh "cd #{MRUBY_ROOT}/mrbgems/g && #{RM_F} *.c *.d *.rbtmp *.ctmp *.o mrbtest"
+  for_each_gem do |path, gemname|
+    sh "#{MAKE} clean -C #{path} #{GEM_MAKE_FLAGS}"
+  end
+end
+
+task :mrbgems_prepare_test do
+  sh "#{CAT} #{for_each_gem{|path, gemname| "#{path}/test/*.rb "}} > #{MRUBY_ROOT}/mrbgems/g/mrbgemtest.rbtmp"
+  sh "#{MRUBY_ROOT}/bin/mrbc -Bmrbgemtest_irep -o#{MRUBY_ROOT}/mrbgems/g/mrbgemtest.ctmp #{MRUBY_ROOT}/mrbgems/g/mrbgemtest.rbtmp"
+end
+
+file "#{GEM_INIT}.a" => ["#{GEM_INIT}.c", "#{GEM_INIT}.o"] do |t|
+  sh "#{AR} rs #{t.name} #{GEM_INIT}.o"
+end
+
+rule ".o" => [".c"] do |t|
+  puts "Build the driver which initializes all gems"
+  sh "#{CC} #{CFLAGS.join(' ')} -I#{MRUBY_ROOT}/include -MMD -c #{t.source} -o #{t.name}"
+end
+
+file "#{GEM_INIT}.c" do |t|
+  puts "Generate Gem driver: #{t.name}"
+  open(t.name, 'w') do |f|
+    f.puts <<__EOF__
+/*
+ * This file contains a list of all
+ * initializing methods which are
+ * necessary to bootstrap all gems.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT:
+ *   This file was generated!
+ *   All manual changes will get lost.
+ */
+
+#include "mruby.h"
+
+#{for_each_gem{|path, gemname, escaped_gemname| "void GENERATED_TMP_mrb_%s_gem_init(mrb_state*);" % [escaped_gemname]}}
+
+void
+mrb_init_mrbgems(mrb_state *mrb) {
+#{for_each_gem{|path, gemname, escaped_gemname| "  GENERATED_TMP_mrb_%s_gem_init(mrb);" % [escaped_gemname]}}
+}
+__EOF__
+  end
+end
+
+def for_each_gem(&block)
+  IO.readlines(ACTIVE_GEMS).map { |line|
+    path = line.chomp
+    gemname = File.basename(path)
+    escaped_gemname = gemname.gsub(/-/, '_')
+    block.call(path, gemname, escaped_gemname)
+  }.join('')
+end
+
+task :mrbgems_generate_gem_makefile_list do
+  open(GEM_MAKEFILE_LIST, 'w') do |f|
+    f.puts <<__EOF__
+GEM_LIST := #{for_each_gem{|path, gemname| "#{path}/mrb-#{gemname}-gem.a "}}
+
+GEM_ARCHIVE_FILES := #{MRUBY_ROOT}/mrbgems/gem_init.a
+GEM_ARCHIVE_FILES += $(GEM_LIST)
+
+GEM_INCLUDE_LIST := #{for_each_gem{|path, gemname| "-I#{path}/include "}}
+__EOF__
+  end
+end
diff --git a/mrbgems/generate_gem_mixlib.rb b/mrbgems/generate_gem_mixlib.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39bc7b7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mrbgems/generate_gem_mixlib.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+gemname = ARGV.shift.gsub('-', '_')
+
+puts <<__EOF__
+void mrb_#{gemname}_gem_init(mrb_state*);
+
+void
+GENERATED_TMP_mrb_#{gemname}_gem_init(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  mrb_#{gemname}_gem_init(mrb);
+  mrb_load_irep(mrb, gem_mrblib_irep_#{gemname});
+  if (mrb->exc) {
+    mrb_p(mrb, mrb_obj_value(mrb->exc));
+    exit(0);
+  }
+}
+__EOF__
diff --git a/mrbgems/generate_gem_mrblib.rb b/mrbgems/generate_gem_mrblib.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d610d826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mrbgems/generate_gem_mrblib.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+gemname = ARGV.shift.gsub('-', '_')
+
+puts <<__EOF__
+void
+GENERATED_TMP_mrb_#{gemname}_gem_init(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  mrb_load_irep(mrb, gem_mrblib_irep_#{gemname});
+  if (mrb->exc) {
+    mrb_p(mrb, mrb_obj_value(mrb->exc));
+    exit(0);
+  }
+}
+__EOF__
diff --git a/mrbgems/generate_gem_mrblib_header.rb b/mrbgems/generate_gem_mrblib_header.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74008a376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mrbgems/generate_gem_mrblib_header.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+puts <<__EOF__
+/*
+ * This file is loading the irep
+ * Ruby GEM code.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT:
+ *   This file was generated!
+ *   All manual changes will get lost.
+ */
+#include "mruby.h"
+#include "mruby/irep.h"
+#include "mruby/dump.h"
+#include "mruby/string.h"
+#include "mruby/proc.h"
+
+__EOF__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mrbgems/generate_gem_srclib.rb b/mrbgems/generate_gem_srclib.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a0d437eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mrbgems/generate_gem_srclib.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+gemname = ARGV.shift.gsub('-', '_')
+
+puts <<__EOF__
+/*
+ * This file is loading the irep
+ * Ruby GEM code.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT:
+ *   This file was generated!
+ *   All manual changes will get lost.
+ */
+#include "mruby.h"
+
+void mrb_#{gemname}_gem_init(mrb_state*);
+
+void
+GENERATED_TMP_mrb_#{gemname}_gem_init(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  mrb_#{gemname}_gem_init(mrb);
+}
+__EOF__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mrbgems/generator.c b/mrbgems/generator.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 542ba0ade..000000000
--- a/mrbgems/generator.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,519 +0,0 @@
-/*
-** generator.c - Generator for mrbgems
-**
-** See Copyright Notice in mruby.h
-*/
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <mrbconf.h>
-
-/*
- * Get the file name part of *path*
- *
- * Arguments:
- *   path:
- *     String which represents the path
- *
- */ 
-static char
-*get_file_name(char *path)
-{
-    char *base = strrchr(path, '/');
-    return base ? base+1 : path;
-}
-
-static char
-*get_full_path(char *path, char *mruby_root)
-{
-  static char full_path[1024] = { 0 };
-  if (path[0] == '/') {
-    /* An absolute UNIX path starts with a slash */
-    strcpy(full_path, path);
-  }
-  else if (path[1] == ':') {
-    /* An absolute path on WIN32 starts
-     * with a drive like "c://path/to/somewhere"
-     */
-    strcpy(full_path, path);
-  }
-  else {
-    strcpy(full_path, mruby_root);
-    strcat(full_path, "/mrbgems/g/");
-    strcat(full_path, path);
-  }
-
-  return full_path;
-}
-
-/*
- * Search in *s* for *old* and replace with *new*.
- *
- * Arguments:
- *   s:
- *     String in which the the replacement will be done
- *   old:
- *     String which will be replaced
- *   new:
- *     String which will be the replacement
- *
- */
-
-static char *
-replace(const char *s, const char *old, const char *new)
-{
-  char *ret;
-  int i, count = 0;
-  size_t newlen = strlen(new);
-  size_t oldlen = strlen(old);
-
-  for (i = 0; s[i] != '\0'; i++) {
-    if (strstr(&s[i], old) == &s[i]) {
-      count++;
-      i += oldlen - 1;
-    }
-  }
-
-  ret = malloc(i + count * (newlen - oldlen) + 1);
-  if (ret == NULL)
-    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-
-  i = 0;
-  while (*s) {
-    if (strstr(s, old) == s) {
-      strcpy(&ret[i], new);
-      i += newlen;
-      s += oldlen;
-    }
-    else
-      ret[i++] = *s++;
-  }
-  ret[i] = '\0';
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Escape GEM Name for integration into source code.
- *
- * Due to the reason that the GEM Name is used for
- * directory names, files and C functions, some safety
- * replacements have to be applied. I.e. a directory
- * can contain a dash "-" but a C function can't.
- *
- */
-static char
-*escape_gem_name(const char *s)
-{
-  return replace(s, "-", "_");
-}
-
-/*
- * Template generator for each active GEM
- *
- * Arguments:
- *   before:
- *     String before each GEM template
- *   after:
- *     String after each GEM template
- *   start: 
- *     String at the start of the template
- *   end:
- *     String at the end of the template
- *   full_path:
- *     Should the full path of the GEM be used?
- *   active_gems:
- *     GEMS.active file location
- *   escape:
- *     Should the gem name be escaped?
- *   check_suffix:
- *     If not empty it will be added to the GEM
- *     path and a check will be performed if this
- *     full path is a directory. Every GEM which
- *     doesn't contain this path will be skipped
- *     in the iteration.
- *
- */
-static char*
-for_each_gem (char before[1024], char after[1024],
-               char start[1024], char end[1024],
-               int full_path, char active_gems[1024],
-               int escape, char check_suffix[1024],
-               char mruby_root[1024])
-{
-  /* active GEM check */
-  FILE *active_gem_file;
-  int gem_char;
-  char gem_name[1024] = { 0 };
-  int char_index;
-  char gem_list[1024][1024] = { { 0 }, { 0 } };
-  int gem_index = 0;
-  int i;
-  int skip;
-  FILE *check;
-  char check_name[1024] = { 0 };
-
-  /* return value */
-  char* complete_line = malloc(4096 + sizeof(char));
-  strcpy(complete_line, "");
-  strcat(complete_line, start);
-
-  /* Read out the active GEMs */
-  active_gem_file = fopen(active_gems, "r+");
-  if (active_gem_file != NULL) {
-    char_index = 0;
-    gem_index = 0;
-    skip = FALSE;
-    while ((gem_char = fgetc(active_gem_file)) != EOF) {
-      if (gem_char == '\n') {
-        /* Every line contains one active GEM */
-        gem_name[char_index++] = '\0';
-
-        if (escape == TRUE)
-          strcpy(gem_name, escape_gem_name(gem_name));
-
-        if (strcmp(check_suffix, "") == 0) { /* No suffix passed */ }
-        else {
-          /* Check the path with suffix if it is a directory */
-
-          strcpy(check_name, get_full_path(gem_name, mruby_root));
-          strcat(check_name, check_suffix);
-          check = fopen(check_name, "r+");
-          if (errno == EISDIR)
-            skip = FALSE;
-          else
-            skip = TRUE;
-          if (check)
-            fclose(check);
-        }
-
-        if (skip == FALSE)
-          strcpy(gem_list[gem_index++], gem_name);
-
-        gem_name[0] = '\0';
-        char_index = 0;
-      }
-      else
-        gem_name[char_index++] = gem_char;
-    }
-
-    fclose(active_gem_file);
-  }
-  else { /* Error: Active GEM list couldn't be loaded */ }
-
-  for(i = 0; i < gem_index; i++) {
-    strcat(complete_line, before);
-    if (full_path == TRUE) {
-      if (strcmp(mruby_root, "") == 0)
-        strcat(complete_line, get_full_path(gem_list[i], "$(MRUBY_ROOT)"));
-      else
-        strcat(complete_line, get_full_path(gem_list[i], mruby_root));
-    }
-    else
-      strcat(complete_line, get_file_name(gem_list[i]));
-    strcat(complete_line, replace(after, "#GEMNAME#", get_file_name(gem_list[i])));
-  }
-
-  strcat(complete_line, end);
-  return complete_line;
-}
-
-/*
- * Gem Makefile Generator
- *
- * Global Makefile which starts the build process
- * for every active GEM.
- *
- */
-static void
-make_gem_makefile(char active_gems[1024], char mruby_root[1024])
-{
-  char *gem_check = { 0 };
-  int gem_empty;
-
-  printf("ifeq ($(strip $(MRUBY_ROOT)),)\n"
-         "  MRUBY_ROOT := $(realpath ../../..)\n"
-         "endif\n\n"
-
-         "MAKEFILE_4_GEM := $(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/Makefile4gem\n\n"
-
-         "INCLUDE := ");
-
-  /* collect all GEM include directories if they exist */
-  printf("%s\n",
-           for_each_gem("-I", "/include ", "", "", TRUE, active_gems, FALSE, "/include", mruby_root)
-          );
-
-  printf("CFLAGS := -I. -I$(MRUBY_ROOT)/include -I$(MRUBY_ROOT)/src $(INCLUDE)\n\n"
-
-         "ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)\n"
-         "  MAKE_FLAGS = --no-print-directory CC=$(CC) LL=$(LL) LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' CFLAGS='$(CFLAGS)' MRUBY_ROOT='$(MRUBY_ROOT)' MAKEFILE_4_GEM='$(MAKEFILE_4_GEM)'\n"
-         "else\n"
-         "  MAKE_FLAGS = --no-print-directory CC='$(CC)' LL='$(LL)' LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' CFLAGS='$(CFLAGS)' MRUBY_ROOT='$(MRUBY_ROOT)' MAKEFILE_4_GEM='$(MAKEFILE_4_GEM)'\n"
-         "endif\n\n");
-
-  /* is there any GEM available? */
-  gem_check = for_each_gem("", "", "", "", TRUE, active_gems, FALSE, "", "");
-  if (strcmp(gem_check, "") == 0)
-    gem_empty = TRUE;
-  else
-    gem_empty = FALSE;
-
-  /* Makefile Rules to build every single GEM */
-
-  printf(".PHONY : all\n");
-  if (gem_empty)
-    printf("all :\n\n");
-  else {
-    printf("all : all_gems\n\n");
-
-    /* Call make for every GEM */
-    printf("all_gems :\n%s\n", 
-            for_each_gem("\t$(MAKE) -C ", " $(MAKE_FLAGS)\n", "", "", TRUE, active_gems, FALSE, "", "")
-          );
-    printf("\n");
-  }
-
-  /* Makefile Rules to Test GEMs */
-
-  printf(".PHONY : prepare-test\n"
-         "prepare-test :\n"
-        );
-  if (!gem_empty)
-    printf("%s",
-           for_each_gem(" ", "/test/*.rb ", "\tcat", " > mrbgemtest.rbtmp", TRUE, active_gems, FALSE, "", "")
-          );
-  else
-    printf("\t$(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/generator rbtmp> mrbgemtest.rbtmp");
-
-  printf("\n\t$(MRUBY_ROOT)/bin/mrbc -Bmrbgemtest_irep -omrbgemtest.ctmp mrbgemtest.rbtmp\n\n");
-
-  /* Makefile Rules to Clean GEMs */
-
-  printf(".PHONY : clean\n"
-         "clean :\n"
-         "\t$(RM) *.c *.d *.rbtmp *.ctmp *.o mrbtest\n");
-  if (!gem_empty)
-    printf("%s",
-           for_each_gem("\t@$(MAKE) clean -C ", " $(MAKE_FLAGS)\n", "", "", TRUE, active_gems, FALSE, "", "")
-          );
-}
-
-/*
- * Gem Makefile List Generator
- *
- * Creates a Makefile which will be included by other Makefiles
- * which need to know which GEMs are active.
- *
- */
-static void
-make_gem_makefile_list(char active_gems[1024])
-{
-  printf("%s",
-         for_each_gem(" ", "/mrb-#GEMNAME#-gem.a", "GEM_LIST := ", "\n", TRUE, active_gems, FALSE, "", "")
-        );
-
-  printf("GEM_ARCHIVE_FILES := $(MRUBY_ROOT)/mrbgems/gem_init.a\n"
-         "GEM_ARCHIVE_FILES += $(GEM_LIST)\n\n");
-}
-
-/*
- * gem_init.c Generator
- *
- */
-static void
-make_gem_init(char active_gems[1024])
-{
-  printf("/*\n"
-         " * This file contains a list of all\n"
-         " * initializing methods which are\n"
-         " * necessary to bootstrap all gems.\n"
-         " *\n"
-         " * IMPORTANT:\n"
-         " *   This file was generated!\n"
-         " *   All manual changes will get lost.\n"
-         " */\n\n"
-         "#include \"mruby.h\"\n");
-
-  /* Protoype definition of all initialization methods */
-  printf("\n%s",
-         for_each_gem("void GENERATED_TMP_mrb_", "_gem_init(mrb_state*);\n", "", "", FALSE, active_gems, TRUE, "", "")
-        );
-  printf("\n");
-
-  /* mrb_init_mrbgems(mrb) method for initialization of all GEMs */
-  printf("void\n"
-         "mrb_init_mrbgems(mrb_state *mrb) {\n");
-  printf(   "%s",
-            for_each_gem("  GENERATED_TMP_mrb_", "_gem_init(mrb);\n", "", "", FALSE, active_gems, TRUE, "", "")
-        );
-  printf("}");
-}
-
-/*
- * Empty Generator
- *
- * Generates a clean file with one new line.
- *
- */
-static void
-make_rbtmp()
-{
-  printf("\n");
-}
-
-/*
- * Header Generator
- *
- * Head of the C Code for loading the GEMs into the interpreter.
- *
- */
-static void
-make_gem_mrblib_header()
-{
-  printf("/*\n"
-         " * This file is loading the irep\n"
-         " * Ruby GEM code.\n"
-         " *\n"
-         " * IMPORTANT:\n"
-         " *   This file was generated!\n"
-         " *   All manual changes will get lost.\n"
-         " */\n\n"
-         "#include \"mruby.h\"\n"
-         "#include \"mruby/irep.h\"\n"
-         "#include \"mruby/dump.h\"\n"
-         "#include \"mruby/string.h\"\n"
-         "#include \"mruby/proc.h\"\n\n");
-}
-
-/*
- * mrblib Generator
- *
- * Generates the C Code for loading
- * the pure Ruby GEMs into the interpreter.
- *
- */
-static void
-make_gem_mrblib(char gem_name[1024])
-{
-  printf("\n"
-         "void\n"
-         "GENERATED_TMP_mrb_%s_gem_init(mrb_state *mrb) {\n"
-         "  mrb_load_irep(mrb, gem_mrblib_irep_%s);\n"
-         "  if (mrb->exc) {\n"
-         "    mrb_p(mrb, mrb_obj_value(mrb->exc));\n"
-         "    exit(0);\n"
-         "  }\n"
-         "}", gem_name, gem_name);
-}
-
-/*
- * srclib Generator
- *
- * Generates the C Code for loading
- * the pure C GEMs into the interpreter.
- *
- */
-static void
-make_gem_srclib(char gem_name[1024])
-{
-  printf("/*\n"
-         " * This file is loading the irep\n"
-         " * Ruby GEM code.\n"
-         " *\n"
-         " * IMPORTANT:\n"
-         " *   This file was generated!\n"
-         " *   All manual changes will get lost.\n"
-         " */\n\n"
-         "#include \"mruby.h\"\n");
-
-  /* Prototype method for GEM initialization */
-  printf("\n"
-         "void mrb_%s_gem_init(mrb_state*);\n", gem_name);
-
-  printf("\n"
-         "void\n"
-         "GENERATED_TMP_mrb_%s_gem_init(mrb_state *mrb) {\n"
-         "  mrb_%s_gem_init(mrb);\n"
-         "}", gem_name, gem_name);
-}
-
-/*
- * mixlib Generator
- *
- * Generates the C Code for loading
- * the mixed Ruby and C GEMs
- * into the interpreter.
- *
- */
-static void
-make_gem_mixlib(char gem_name[1024])
-{
-  /* Prototype method for GEM initialization */
-  printf("\n"
-         "void mrb_%s_gem_init(mrb_state*);\n", gem_name);
-
-  printf("\n"
-         "void\n"
-         "GENERATED_TMP_mrb_%s_gem_init(mrb_state *mrb) {\n"
-         "  mrb_%s_gem_init(mrb);\n"
-         "  mrb_load_irep(mrb, gem_mrblib_irep_%s);\n"
-         "  if (mrb->exc) {\n"
-         "    mrb_p(mrb, mrb_obj_value(mrb->exc));\n"
-         "    exit(0);\n"
-         "  }\n"
-         "}", gem_name, gem_name, gem_name);
-}
-
-/*
- * Start the generator and decide what to generate. 
- *
- */
-int
-main (int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-  const char * argument_info = "Wrong argument! Options: 'makefile', 'gem_init', 'rbtmp', 'gem_mrblib', gem_srclib\n";
-
-  if (argc == 2) {
-    if (strcmp(argv[1], "rbtmp") == 0)
-      make_rbtmp();
-    else if (strcmp(argv[1], "gem_mrblib") == 0)
-      make_gem_mrblib_header();
-    else {
-      printf("%s", argument_info);
-      return 1;
-    }
-  }
-  else if (argc == 3) {
-    if (strcmp(argv[1], "makefile_list") == 0)
-      make_gem_makefile_list(argv[2]);
-    else if (strcmp(argv[1], "gem_init") == 0)
-      make_gem_init(argv[2]);
-    else if (strcmp(argv[1], "gem_mrblib") == 0)
-      make_gem_mrblib(escape_gem_name(argv[2]));
-    else if (strcmp(argv[1], "gem_srclib") == 0)
-      make_gem_srclib(escape_gem_name(argv[2]));
-    else if (strcmp(argv[1], "gem_mixlib") == 0)
-      make_gem_mixlib(escape_gem_name(argv[2]));
-    else {
-      printf("%s", argument_info);
-      return 1;
-    }
-  }
-  else if (argc == 4) {
-    if (strcmp(argv[1], "makefile") == 0)
-      make_gem_makefile(argv[2], argv[3]);
-    else {
-      printf("%s", argument_info);
-      return 1;
-    }
-  }
-  else {
-    printf("%s", argument_info);
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  return 0;
-}
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index f671982fd..f918d674d 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ MRUBY= ../bin/mruby
 EXE := $(TARGET)
 endif
 
+RAKE = ../minirake
+
+
 ##############################
 # generic build targets, rules
 
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ $(OBJS) : %.o : %.c
 # Compile C source from merged mruby source
 $(CLIB) : $(DLIB) $(INIT)
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_GEMS),true)
-	@$(MAKE) prepare-test -C $(GEMDIR)
+	@$(RAKE) mrbgems_prepare_test
 endif
 	$(CAT) $(INIT) $(DLIB) $(GEMDLIB) > $@