    # File lib/rubygems/specification.rb, line 255
        def _dump(limit)
          Marshal.dump [
            @rubygems_version,
            @specification_version,
            @name,
            @version,
            (Time === @date ? @date : (require 'time'; Time.parse(@date.to_s))),
            @summary,
            @required_ruby_version,
            @required_rubygems_version,
            @original_platform,
            @dependencies,
            @rubyforge_project,
            @email,
            @authors,
            @description,
            @homepage,
            @has_rdoc,
            @new_platform,
          ]
        end