3 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/documentation.rake b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/documentation.rake
index abf9b33ae5..f2fee45594 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/documentation.rake
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/documentation.rake
@@ -66,13 +66,14 @@ namespace :doc do
   task :plugins => plugins.collect { |plugin| "doc:plugins:#{plugin}" }
 
   desc "Remove plugin documentation"
-  task :clobber_plugins do 
+  task :clobber_plugins do
     rm_rf 'doc/plugins' rescue nil
   end
 
   desc "Generate Rails guides"
   task :guides do
-    require File.join(RAILTIES_PATH, "guides/rails_guides")
+    # FIXME: Reaching outside lib directory is a bad idea
+    require File.expand_path('../../../../guides/rails_guides', __FILE__)
     RailsGuides::Generator.new(Rails.root.join("doc/guides")).generate
   end
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ namespace :doc do
 
         files.include("#{plugin_base}/lib/**/*.rb")
         if File.exist?("#{plugin_base}/README")
-          files.include("#{plugin_base}/README")    
+          files.include("#{plugin_base}/README")
           options << "--main '#{plugin_base}/README'"
         end
         files.include("#{plugin_base}/CHANGELOG") if File.exist?("#{plugin_base}/CHANGELOG")
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/framework.rake b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/framework.rake
index dbe2ac54ed..738f7f5301 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/framework.rake
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/framework.rake
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ namespace :rails do
   namespace :freeze do
     desc "The rails:freeze:gems is deprecated, please use bundle install instead"
     task :gems do
-      puts "The rails:freeze:gems is deprecated, please use bundle install instead"
+      abort "The rails:freeze:gems is deprecated, please use bundle install instead"
     end
 
     desc 'The freeze:edge command has been deprecated, specify the path setting in your app Gemfile instead and bundle install'
     task :edge do
-      puts 'The freeze:edge command has been deprecated, specify the path setting in your app Gemfile instead and bundle install'
+      abort 'The freeze:edge command has been deprecated, specify the path setting in your app Gemfile instead and bundle install'
     end
   end
 
   desc 'The unfreeze command has been deprecated, please use bundler commands instead'
   task :unfreeze do
-    puts 'The unfreeze command has been deprecated, please use bundler commands instead'
+    abort 'The unfreeze command has been deprecated, please use bundler commands instead'
   end
 
   desc "Update both configs, scripts and public/javascripts from Rails"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace :rails do
     template = File.expand_path(template) if template !~ %r{\A[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9+\-\.]*://}
 
     require 'rails/generators'
-    require 'generators/rails/app/app_generator'
+    require 'rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator'
     generator = Rails::Generators::AppGenerator.new [ Rails.root ], {}, :destination_root => Rails.root
     generator.apply template, :verbose => false
   end
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ namespace :rails do
     def app_generator
       @app_generator ||= begin
         require 'rails/generators'
-        require 'generators/rails/app/app_generator'
+        require 'rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator'
         gen = Rails::Generators::AppGenerator.new ["rails"], { :with_dispatchers => true },
                                                              :destination_root => Rails.root
-        gen.send(:valid_app_const?)
+        File.exists?(Rails.root.join("config", "application.rb")) ?
+          gen.send(:app_const) : gen.send(:valid_app_const?)
         gen
       end
     end
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/misc.rake b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/misc.rake
index 48fce92215..0926707a04 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/misc.rake
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/misc.rake
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ end
 
 desc 'Explain the current environment'
 task :about do
-  $LOAD_PATH.unshift "#{RAILTIES_PATH}/builtin/rails_info"
-  require 'rails/info'
   puts Rails::Info
 end
 
@@ -26,12 +24,12 @@ namespace :time do
     task :all do
       build_time_zone_list(:all)
     end
-    
+
     desc 'Displays names of US time zones recognized by the Rails TimeZone class, grouped by offset. Results can be filtered with optional OFFSET parameter, e.g., OFFSET=-6'
     task :us do
       build_time_zone_list(:us_zones)
     end
-    
+
     desc 'Displays names of time zones recognized by the Rails TimeZone class with the same offset as the system local time'
     task :local do
       require 'active_support'
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ namespace :time do
       offset = jan_offset < jul_offset ? jan_offset : jul_offset
       build_time_zone_list(:all, offset)
     end
-    
+
     # to find UTC -06:00 zones, OFFSET can be set to either -6, -6:00 or 21600
     def build_time_zone_list(method, offset = ENV['OFFSET'])
       require 'active_support'