I don't understand, why Rake dependencies?

[Trans]

In Rake, what's the difference between

task :strike => [ :coil ] do
# ...
end

and

task :strike do
coil
#...
end

Thanks,
T.

 

[Gavin Sinclair]

In Rake, what's the difference between

task :strike => [ :coil ] do
# ...
end

This will execute the :coil task if it hasn't already been executed,
whereas...

task :strike do
coil
#...
end

....this will execute the :coil task unconditionally.

Cheers,
Gavin