always creating new output, even though source files have not changed

[wivaku]

could be it is a combination of issues when using magic-min v3.0.4:

1. it always creates a new minified file, even when the source js files have not been modified, see log and timestamps

2. I need to explicitly add the minified output file to the exclude array, otherwise it will be included in the merge process (note the leading ./ that is needed to exclude the file ):
   $m = new Minifier(array("gzip"=>false,'closure'=>true, 'advanced_optimizations'=>true ));
$m->merge( 'js/moves.min.js', './js', 'js', array('./js/moves.min.js') );

3. related: I have closure-compiler installed locally, is it possible to use that one instead of the API?

4. related: when I use the local closure-compiler (built: 2015/06/27 10:54), I get a smaller file than the one created by the Minifier class. I used:
   sudo closure-compiler --compilation_level ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS --js moves.js --js movesCalendar.js --js movesDetails.js --js movesMap.js --js_output_file moves.min.js
   -rw-r--r-- 1 _www _www 18490 Jul 16 14:35 moves.min.js
   So 18490 instead of 24593 bytes.

log
(index):439 Minifier Log : echo: 1
(index):440 Minifier Log : encode:
(index):441 Minifier Log : timer: 1
(index):442 Minifier Log : gzip:
(index):443 Minifier Log : closure: 1
(index):444 Minifier Log : remove_comments: 1
(index):445 Minifier Log : hashed_filenames:
(index):446 Minifier Log : output_log:
(index):447 Minifier Log : force_rebuild:
(index):448 Minifier Log: New File Flagged : Flagged for update by ./js/moves.js
(index):449 Minifier Log: New File Flagged : Flagged for update by ./js/movesCalendar.js
(index):450 Minifier Log: New File Flagged : Flagged for update by ./js/movesDetails.js
(index):451 Minifier Log: New File Flagged : Flagged for update by ./js/movesMap.js
(index):452 Minifier Log: Creating new : js/moves.min.js exists but flagged for new
(index):453 Minifier note : Writing new file to js
(index):454 Minifier Log: New file : Successfully created js/moves.min.js
(index):455 Minifier Log: timer : MagicMin processed and loaded in 3.1951620578766 seconds

file timetamps
-rw-r--r-- 1 wvk _www 9123 Jul 13 17:54 moves.js
-rw-r--r-- 1 wvk _www 2861 Jul 13 18:56 movesCalendar.js
-rw-r--r-- 1 wvk _www 22618 Jul 13 19:00 movesMap.js
-rw-r--r-- 1 wvk _www 23159 Jul 15 13:24 movesDetails.js
-rw-r--r-- 1 _www _www 24593 Jul 16 14:21 moves.min.js

[mcormick]

I have the same issue on 3.0.4.
Both line 930

if( count( $minified_filelist ) != count( $this->compilation ) )

and line 918

if( file_exists( $minified_name ) && ( !$this->remote_file( $this->file ) ) && ( $this->gmstamp( filemtime( $this->file ) ) > $minfile->filemtime ) || !in_array( $this->file, $minified_filelist ) )

return true and set $this->create_new = true;.
The stylesheet line <link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php $minified->merge( 'assets/style.css', 'assets/css', 'css' ); ?>" /> is always re-generated.