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* lib/rake: updated to rake code to rake-0.8.7 source code base.
* lib/rake/loaders/makefile.rb (Rake::MakefileLoader#process_line): respace dependencies too. git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/trunk@25199 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e
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+= Glossary
+
+[<b>action</b>]
+ Code to be executed in order to perform a task. Actions in a
+ rakefile are specified in a code block (usually delimited by
+ +do+/+end+ pairs.
+
+[<b>execute</b>]
+ When a task is executed, all of its actions are performed, in
+ the order they were defined. Note that unlike
+ <tt>invoke</tt>, <tt>execute</tt> always executes the actions
+ (without invoking or executing the prerequisites).
+
+[<b>file task</b> (FileTask)]
+ A file task is a task whose purpose is to create a file
+ (which has the same name as the task). When invoked, a file
+ task will only execute if one or more of the following
+ conditions are true.
+
+ 1. The associated file does not exist.
+ 2. A prerequisite has a later time stamp than the existing file.
+
+ Because normal Tasks always have the current time as
+ timestamp, a FileTask that has a normal Task prerequisite
+ will always execute.
+
+[<b>invoke</b>]
+ When a task is invoked, first we check to see if it has been
+ invoked before. if it has been, then nothing else is done.
+ If this is the first time its been invoked, then we invoke
+ each of its prerequisites. Finally, we check to see if we
+ need to execute the actions of this task by calling
+ <tt>needed?</tt>. Finally, if the task is needed, we execute
+ its actions.
+
+ NOTE: Currently prerequisites are invoked even if the task is
+ not needed. This may change in the future.
+
+[<b>prerequisites</b>]
+ Every task has a set (possiblity empty) of prerequisites. A
+ prerequisite P to Task T is itself a task that must be invoked
+ before Task T.
+
+[<b>rule</b>]
+ A rule is a recipe for synthesizing a task when no task is
+ explicitly defined. Rules generally synthesize file tasks.
+
+[<b>task</b> (Task)]
+ Basic unit of work in a rakefile. A task has a name, a set of
+ prerequisites and a list of actions to be performed.
+