2 files changed, 22 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/framework.rake b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/framework.rake
index 745a32a1fa..5222b7bf50 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/framework.rake
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/framework.rake
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace :rails do
 
     # desc "Update Prototype javascripts from your current rails install"
     task :javascripts do
-      invoke_from_app_generator :create_prototype_files
+      invoke_from_app_generator :create_javascript_files
     end
 
     # desc "Adds new scripts to the application script/ directory"
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/railties.rake b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/railties.rake
index e08bd9687d..16703879cf 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/railties.rake
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/railties.rake
@@ -1,20 +1,29 @@
 namespace :railties do
-  # desc "Create symlinks to railties public directories in application's public directory."
-  task :create_symlinks => :environment do
-    paths = Rails.application.config.static_asset_paths.dup
-    app_public_path = Rails.application.paths["public"].first
+  namespace :install do
+    # desc "Copies missing assets from Railties (e.g. plugins, engines). You can specify Railties to use with FROM=railtie1,railtie2"
+    task :assets => :rails_env do
+      require 'rails/generators/base'
+      Rails.application.initialize!
 
-    paths.each do |mount_path, path|
-      symlink_path = File.join(app_public_path, mount_path)
-      if File.exist?(symlink_path)
-        File.symlink?(symlink_path) ? FileUtils.rm(symlink_path) : next
-      end
+      to_load = ENV["FROM"].blank? ? :all : ENV["FROM"].split(",").map {|n| n.strip }
+      app_public_path = Rails.application.paths["public"].first
 
-      next unless File.exist?(path)
+      Rails.application.railties.all do |railtie|
+        next unless to_load == :all || to_load.include?(railtie.railtie_name)
 
-      File.symlink(path, symlink_path)
+        if railtie.respond_to?(:paths) && (path = railtie.paths["public"].first) &&
+           (assets_dir = railtie.config.compiled_asset_path) && File.exist?(path)
 
-      puts "Created symlink #{symlink_path} -> #{path}"
+          Rails::Generators::Base.source_root(path)
+          copier = Rails::Generators::Base.new
+          Dir[File.join(path, "**/*")].each do |file|
+            relative = file.gsub(/^#{path}\//, '')
+            if File.file?(file)
+              copier.copy_file relative, File.join(app_public_path, assets_dir, relative)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end