gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/lib/tasks/assets.rake b/lib/tasks/assets.rake
index 4c9b90c..faff2dd 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/assets.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/assets.rake
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ begin
   require "jsmin"
   require "./config/directories"
 
+
   def clean_dir(dir)
     Dir.glob(dir + '/*').each do |filename|
       File.unlink(filename) if File.exists?(filename) && !File.directory?(filename)
@@ -41,28 +42,15 @@ begin
   namespace :cg do
     desc "compile the javascript for deployment"
     task :compile_assets => :clean_assets do
-      environment = Sprockets::Environment.new
-      environment.append_path asset_dir
-      FileUtils.mkdir_p(output_dir)
-      input_files.each do |file|
-        filename = output_dir + '/' + file
-        File.open(filename, 'w') do |f|
-          f.write(JSMin.minify(environment[file].to_s))
-        end
-        if gzip
-          `gzip --stdout #{filename} > #{filename}.gz`
-        end
-      end
+      render_dir(STATIC_JS_SRC_DIR, STATIC_JS_DEST_DIR)
     end
 
     desc "remove the compiled static assets"
     task :clean_assets do
-      Dir.glob(output_dir + '/*').each do |filename|
-        File.unlink(filename) if File.exists?(filename)
-      end
+      clean_dir(STATIC_JS_DEST_DIR)
     end
   end
 
 rescue LoadError => exc
-  # silently skip this rake task
+  puts "(cg:compile_assets not available, make sure you have jsmin and sprockets gems installed)"
 end