```ruby
# Because we use plugins that are shipped via gems, we lose their rake tasks.
# So here, we find them (if there are any) and include them into rake.
extra_rake_tasks = []
if defined?(Refinery) && Refinery.is_a_gem
  extra_rake_tasks << Dir[Refinery.root.join("vendor", "plugins", "*", "**", "tasks", "**", "*", "*.rake")].sort
end

# We also need to load in the rake tasks from gem plugins whether Refinery is a gem or not:
if $refinery_gem_plugin_lib_paths.present?
  extra_rake_tasks << $refinery_gem_plugin_lib_paths.collect {|path| Dir[File.join(%W(#{path} tasks ** *.rake))].sort}
end

extra_rake_tasks << Dir[Rails.root.join("lib", "refinery", "tasks", "*.rake").to_s]

# Load in any extra tasks that we've found.
extra_rake_tasks.flatten.compact.uniq.each {|rake| load rake }
```

Fix pathname because of different interface in 1.9.x
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```ruby
# Because we use plugins that are shipped via gems, we lose their rake tasks.
# So here, we find them (if there are any) and include them into rake.
extra_rake_tasks = []
if defined?(Refinery) && Refinery.is_a_gem
  extra_rake_tasks << Dir[Refinery.root.join("vendor", "plugins", "*", "**", "tasks", "**", "*", "*.rake").to_s].sort
end

# We also need to load in the rake tasks from gem plugins whether Refinery is a gem or not:
if $refinery_gem_plugin_lib_paths.present?
  extra_rake_tasks << $refinery_gem_plugin_lib_paths.collect {|path| Dir[File.join(%W(#{path} tasks ** *.rake))].sort}
end

extra_rake_tasks << Dir[Rails.root.join("lib", "refinery", "tasks", "*.rake").to_s]

# Load in any extra tasks that we've found.
extra_rake_tasks.flatten.compact.uniq.each {|rake| load rake }
```
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