# File lib/bee_task_default.rb, line 1231
      def targz(parameters)
        require 'archive/tar/minitar'
        require 'zlib'
        # parse parameters
        params_desc = {
          :root     => { :mandatory => false, :type => :string },
          :includes => { :mandatory => true,  :type => :string_or_array },
          :excludes => { :mandatory => false, :type => :string_or_array, :default => nil },
          :dotmatch => { :mandatory => false, :type => :boolean, :default => false },
          :dest     => { :mandatory => true,  :type => :string }
        }
        check_parameters(parameters, params_desc)
        root     = parameters[:root]
        includes = parameters[:includes]
        excludes = parameters[:excludes]
        dotmatch = parameters[:dotmatch]
        dest     = parameters[:dest]
        files = filter_files(includes, excludes, root, dotmatch)
        # build the archive
        begin
          current_dir = Dir.pwd
          abs_dest = File.expand_path(dest)
          Dir.chdir(root) if root
          Archive::Tar::Minitar::Output.
            open(Zlib::GzipWriter.new(File.open(abs_dest, 'wb'))) do |tgz|
            for file in files
              puts "Adding '#{file}'" if @build.listener.verbose
              Archive::Tar::Minitar.pack_file(file, tgz)
            end
          end
        rescue
          error "Error generating TARGZ archive: #{$!}"
        ensure
          Dir.chdir(current_dir)
        end
      end