public function load_runfile($file)
{
if (!is_file($file)) {
throw new \Exception('The given path to the Phakefile does not exist');
}
require_once __DIR__ . '/../functions.php';
require_once __DIR__ . '/../term_colors.php';
// set global reference for builder() helper as used in Phakefiles
self::$global = $this;
require $file;
}