From: Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@...>
Date: 2009-02-19T14:06:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Rake post test task


On Feb 18, 2009, at 07:15 , Daniel Berger wrote:

> How do I run a task after the fact with Rake?
>
> For example, I have a test task for a C extension. It looks something
> like this:
>
> Rake::TestTask.new('test') do |test|
>   task :test => [:build]
>   test.libs << 'ext'
>   test.warning = true
>   test.verbose = true
> end
>
> That works fine, but I'd like it to run the "clean" task after it's
> finished.
>
> And no, simply sticking "task :test => [:clean]" at the bottom of the
> test task doesn't work.

task :test => :clean DOES work, just _before_ the fact, not after.

to do after you attach another task to the same name:

task :test do
   after
end

One problem with Tim's suggestion:

> task :test do
>  Rake.application[:clean].execute
> end

is that it won't run if that dependency has already been met, so:

% rake clean test

won't run it after your test. You might prefer to do:

> task :test do
>   sh "rake clean"
> end

instead.

----

that said... why are you cleaning afterwards? I can imagine a number  
of situations where that will screw you up. You probably DO want to  
put :clean (pre) dependencies on a number of your tasks like packaging  
and stuff, but having it after your test could introduce some hiccups.

if it is a lengthy build/link, it'll also slow down code/test cycles.