A FileTask is a task that includes time based dependencies. If any of a FileTask's prerequisites have a timestamp that is later than the file represented by this task, then the file must be rebuilt (using the supplied actions).
Public Instance Methods
needed?()click to toggle source
Is this file task needed? Yes if it doesn't exist, or if its time stamp is out of date.
# File rake-13.0.1/lib/rake/file_task.rb, line 16defneeded?!File.exist?(name) ||out_of_date?(timestamp) ||@application.options.build_allend
timestamp()click to toggle source
Time stamp for file task.
# File rake-13.0.1/lib/rake/file_task.rb, line 21deftimestampifFile.exist?(name)
File.mtime(name.to_s)
elseRake::LATEendend