Rakefile

# sorry if this is confusing, but it's a rake task with an argument
task :setup_custom_symlinks, [:root_path] do |t, args|
  require 'file_utils'
  root_path = args.root_path
  libraries = %w(restfulX ...)

  vendor_dir = 'vendor/plugins'
  FileUtils.mkdir_p vendor_dir
  libraries.each do |library|
    FileUtils.ln_s(File.join(root_path, library), File.join(vendor_dir, library)
  end
end