From: David Gaya <david.gaya@...>
Date: 2009-04-23T18:37:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Advice in rake

Rakefile:
  desc 'Task that runs the build and other scripts'
  task :build do
    number_of_runs = ( ENV['RUN'] ? ENV['RUN'] : 1 )
    number_of_runs.times do
      # Call whatever
    end
  end

Then in command line:
  $ rake task RUN=2

2009/4/23  <peter.meier998@gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using rake to build a project and during this build process to
> call some scripts as well.
> The problem is now, that the number of required script runs is unknown
> to rake prior to starting rake,
> but can be determined after running the script once. So I'd like to
> use the output of the first runto optionally call
> the task again. What is the best way doing this?
>
> Alternatively I could give a command line option to rake telling it
> how often to run the task. I had the idea
> of putting the number of runs behind the task name, like "run2",
> "run1",...
> This will require a dynamic detection in the rake file to separate the
> actual task name "task" from the number of calls.
> Is this possible?
>
> I tried to call the task multiple times in the command line, "rake
> task task task", but this executes it only once.
>
> Thanks
>   Peter
>
>