1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/rake/test_rake_file_task.rb b/test/rake/test_rake_file_task.rb
index ae828c9ba1..a6a9fa2c51 100644
--- a/test/rake/test_rake_file_task.rb
+++ b/test/rake/test_rake_file_task.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require File.expand_path('../helper', __FILE__)
 require 'fileutils'
+require 'pathname'
 
 class TestRakeFileTask < Rake::TestCase
   include Rake
@@ -162,6 +163,20 @@ class TestRakeFileTask < Rake::TestCase
     assert_equal ["preqA", "preqB"], t.sources
   end
 
+  def test_task_can_be_pathname
+      name = "dummy"
+      file Pathname.new name
+
+      ftask = Task[name]
+
+      assert_equal name.to_s, ftask.name
+  end
+
+  def test_prerequisite_can_be_pathname
+    t = file :f => Pathname.new("preq")
+    assert_equal "preq", t.source
+  end
+
   # I have currently disabled this test.  I'm not convinced that
   # deleting the file target on failure is always the proper thing to
   # do.  I'm willing to hear input on this topic.