Runtime cache input simply does not work

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Current Behavior

When configuring a runtime cache input according to the documentation it fails to invalidate the cache when it changes. See example in "Steps to Reproduce". Running it several times will result in the output being cached and used when it should not.

Expected Behavior

When the output of the runtime command changes, the cache should be invalidated.

GitHub Repo

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Steps to Reproduce

Task config:

"time": {
    "executor": "nx:run-commands",
    "options": {
        "command": "time"
    }
}

nx.json targetDefaults config:

"time": {
    "cache": true,
    "inputs": [
        {
            "runtime": "time"
        }
    ]
}

Nx Report

Node           : 22.10.0
OS             : darwin-arm64
Native Target  : aarch64-macos
npm            : 10.9.0

nx                 : 20.0.3
@nx/js             : 20.0.3
@nx/jest           : 20.0.3
@nx/eslint         : 20.0.3
@nx/workspace      : 20.0.3
@nx/angular        : 20.0.3
@nx/cypress        : 20.0.3
@nx/devkit         : 20.0.3
@nx/eslint-plugin  : 20.0.3
@nx/playwright     : 20.0.3
@nx/plugin         : 20.0.3
@nx/vite           : 20.0.3
@nx/web            : 20.0.3
@nx/webpack        : 20.0.3
typescript         : 5.5.4
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Failure Logs

Package Manager Version

10.9.0

Operating System

• macOS
• Linux
• Windows
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Additional Information

This is a problem that has persisted for a long time. I have never seen it work.