Ah, the lovely "configuration phase" vs. "execution phase" issue comes up
again. Don't worry, this one confuses everyone at first.
Try this script out:
task foo { println "in configuration of foo" }
foo << { println "in execution of foo" }
task bar { println "in configuration of bar" }
bar << { println "in execution of bar" }
Now, run "gradle foo" and you'll see "in configuration of" foo and bar, but
only "in execution of" foo.
In your example, "clean" is defining a configuration closure, so it will
always run. What you probably wanted was an execution closure:
clean << { println "in clean task" }
I hope that helps. The Gradle documentation has some stuff about these
"phases", which might make more sense now. :)
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John Murph
Automated Logic Research Team
