A template for a RubyGem specification.

gemspec.rb

require 'rake/gempackagetask'

# RubyGems versioning policy: http://docs.rubygems.org/read/chapter/7

gemspec = Gem::Specification.new do |gs|
  gs.name          = 'name'
  gs.summary       = 'summary'
  gs.description   = File.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
  gs.requirements  = [ 'requirements' ]
  gs.version       = '0.0.1'
  gs.author        = 'Your Name'
  gs.email         = '[email protected]'
  gs.homepage      = 'http://www.example.com/'
  gs.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
  gs.files         = Dir['**/**']
  gs.executables   = [ 'exec_name' ]
  gs.test_files    = Dir['test/*_spec.rb']
  gs.has_rdoc      = false
  gs.required_ruby_version = '>=1.9'
end

Rake::GemPackageTask.new(gemspec).define