# File lib/packaging/tasks.rb, line 25
      def load_tasks(params = {})
        # a flag - load the tasks just once, multiple loading
        # leads to multiple invocation of the same task
        return if defined? @tasks_loaded
        params[:exclude] ||= []
        params[:include] ||= ["*.rake"]
        filelist = {}

        [:exclude,:include].each do |key|
          filelist[key] = params[key].map {|file| Dir["#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../tasks/#{file}"] }
          filelist[key].flatten!
        end

        # load an include file only if it not in the exclude list
        filelist[:include].each do |ext|
          load ext unless filelist[:exclude].include?(ext)
        end

        @tasks_loaded = true
      end