--- hoe-2.6.2/lib/hoe.rb.debug	2010-09-17 01:32:27.000000000 +0900
+++ hoe-2.6.2/lib/hoe.rb	2010-09-17 01:39:57.000000000 +0900
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
       s.homepage             = Array(url).first
       s.rubyforge_project    = rubyforge_name
       s.description          = description
-      s.files = files        = File.read_utf("Manifest.txt").split(/\r?\n\r?/)
+      s.files = files        = File.read_utf("Manifest.txt").split(/\r?\n\r?/) rescue ''
       s.executables          = s.files.grep(/^bin/) { |f| File.basename(f) }
       s.bindir               = "bin"
       s.require_paths        = dirs unless dirs.empty?