rrichards
9/25/2011 - 1:49 PM

How to integrate Compass with Rails 3.1 asset pipeline

How to integrate Compass with Rails 3.1 asset pipeline

Gemfile
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group :assets do
  gem 'sass-rails', '~> 3.1.0'
  gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 3.1.0'
  gem 'uglifier'
  gem 'compass'
end
application.rb
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module Compass
  RAILS_LOADED = true
end

if defined?(Bundler)
  Bundler.require(:default, :assets, Rails.env)
end

module MyPrecious
  class Application < Rails::Application
    config.assets.enabled = true
    # that's it!
    config.sass.load_paths << Compass::Frameworks['compass'].stylesheets_directory
  end
end
readme.md
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Super extra minimal Compass to Rails 3.1 bootstrap

Update: these instructions are only valid until Compass version 0.12 goes stable. Then the hack won't be necessary.

Skips all of the nasty and bloated old Compass Rails integration. No need for that confusing "config/compass.rb" file, either.

Note that this will only work for simple stylesheets and probably needs extra configuration for stuff like sprites.