Rake::FileTask

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).

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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 Yes if it doesn’t exist, or if its time stamp is out of date.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/file_task.rb, line 15
def needed?
  ! File.exist?(name) || out_of_date?(timestamp) || @application.options.build_all
end

timestamp() click to toggle source

Time stamp for file task.

 
               # File rake/file_task.rb, line 20
def timestamp
  if File.exist?(name)
    File.mtime(name.to_s)
  else
    Rake::LATE
  end
end

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