remove the advanced_optimizations concessions and the advanced_optimizations rake task. Simple will do.

Rakefile

@@ -8,20 +8,3 @@ task :build do
   File.open('underscore-min.js', 'w') {|f| f.write(min) }
 end
 
-task :build_advanced do
-  js  = File.read('underscore.js')
-  # remove wrapping anonymous function as this messes with closure compiler
-  # see
-  # http://groups.google.com/group/closure-compiler-discuss/browse_thread/thread/b59b54c1a0073aa5
-  js.sub!('(function() {', '').chomp!("_.initWrapper();\n})();\n")
-  compiler = Closure::Compiler.new \
-    :compilation_level => 'ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS', 
-    :formatting => 'PRETTY_PRINT'
-  min = compiler.compile(js)
-  File.open('underscore-min2.js', 'w') {|f| f.write(min) }
-  #
-  original_size = js.length
-  minimized_size = min.length
-  puts original_size, minimized_size
-end
-

underscore.js

@@ -45,8 +45,13 @@
     nativeIsArray      = Array.isArray,
     nativeKeys         = Object.keys;
 
+  // If Underscore is called as a function, it returns a wrapped object that
+  // can be used OO-style. This wrapper holds altered versions of all the
+  // underscore functions. Wrapped objects may be chained.
+  var wrapper = function(obj) { this._wrapped = obj; };
+
   // Create a safe reference to the Underscore object for reference below.
-  var _ = function(obj) { return _.buildWrapper(obj); };
+  var _ = function(obj) { return new wrapper(obj); };
 
   // Export the Underscore object for CommonJS.
   if (typeof exports !== 'undefined') exports._ = _;
@@ -643,22 +648,6 @@
   _.methods  = _.functions;
 
   // ------------------------ Setup the OOP Wrapper: --------------------------
-  _.buildWrapper = function() { throw "Call _.initWrapper() to enable OO wrapping"; };
-
-  _.initWrapper = function() {
-    if (_._wrapper) return; // Already initialized
-
-    // If Underscore is called as a function, it returns a wrapped object that
-    // can be used OO-style. This wrapper holds altered versions of all the
-    // underscore functions. Wrapped objects may be chained.
-    var wrapper = function(obj) { this._wrapped = obj; };
-
-    // Make wrapper object public so user code can extend it.
-    // Otherwise, there is no way to modify its prototype
-    _._wrapper = wrapper;
-
-    // Overwrite method called from _()
-    _.buildWrapper = function (obj) { return new wrapper(obj); };
 
   // Helper function to continue chaining intermediate results.
   var result = function(obj, chain) {
@@ -702,9 +691,5 @@
   wrapper.prototype.value = function() {
     return this._wrapped;
   };
-  };
 
-  // For backwards compatability, init the OO wrapper
-  // the advanced minifying rake task will strip this out
-  _.initWrapper();
 })();