Adding a Gem Package rake (rake package) task, along with rake install (to install the gem after building)

Rakefile

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 end
 
 
-desc "create .gemspec file (useful for github)"
+desc "Create .gemspec file (useful for github)"
 task :gemspec do
   filename = "#{spec.name}.gemspec"
   File.open(filename, "w") do |f|
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ task :gemspec do
   end
 end
 
+Rake::GemPackageTask.new(spec) do |pkg|
+  pkg.gem_spec = spec
+end
+
+desc "Install the gem locally"
+task :install => [:package] do
+  sh %{sudo gem install pkg/couchrest-#{CouchRest::VERSION}}
+end
+
 desc "Run all specs"
 Spec::Rake::SpecTask.new('spec') do |t|
 	t.spec_files = FileList['spec/**/*_spec.rb']