I get the following error when using grunt compass:
"You must compile individual stylesheets from the project directory."
I tried it with grunt 3 different ways. More below.
My folder structure:
test \
Gruntfile.js
package.json
\ node_modules \
\ _src \ (this is the root folder of my Jekyll site)
\ config.rb
\ index.html
\ static/
\ _sass \
\ css \
\ images \
\ js \
What works:
Everything works fine without using grunt and using /_src/config.rb:
#project_path = "_src/"
http_path = "/"
css_dir = "css"
css_path = "static/" + css_dir
sass_dir = "_sass"
sass_path = "static/" + sass_dir
images_dir = "images"
images_path = "static/" + images_dir
output_style = :expanded
relative_assets = true
line_comments = false
So, in /src I can compile just fine with compass watch.
What doesn't work
Anyway, I decided to ditch all GUI apps and step it up with grunt. That's where the problems started.
I'm also up to date:
$ grunt --version
>> grunt-cli v0.1.13
$ npm -v
>> 1.4.3
$ node -v
>> v0.10.26
1st try
The first thing I tried was trying to use the existing config.rb:
module.exports = function(grunt) {
grunt.initConfig({
pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
// Config
watch: {
compass: {
files: ['**/*.{scss,sass}'],
tasks: ['compass:dev']
},
js: {
// PLACEHOLDER HERE
}
},
compass: {
dev: {
// dev options
// ↓↓↓ HERE'S THE COMPASS CONFIG FILE ↓↓↓
options: { config: '_src/config.rb' }
},
prod: {
// prod options
},
},
jshint: {
options: { jshintrc: '.jshintrc' },
all: ['Gruntfile.js', '_src/static/js/*.js']
},
browserSync: {
files: {
src : [
'_src/static/css/*.css',
'_src/static/images/*',
'_src/static/js/*.js',
'_src/**/*.html'
],
},
options: {
watchTask: true
}
}
});
// Load the Grunt plugins.
grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-compress');
grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-compass');
grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-watch');
grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-jshint');
grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-browser-sync');
// Register the default tasks.
grunt.registerTask('default', ['compass:dev', 'browserSync', 'watch']);
grunt.registerTask('prod', ['compass:prod']);
};
Running grunt from /test works without an error, it even recognizes file changes, but doesn't compile my sass. No css file gets created.
I tried grunt compass watch --verbose and it aborts:
Running "compass:prod" (compass) task
Verifying property compass.prod exists in config...OK
File: [no files]
Options: cssDir=["_src/static/css"], sassDir=["_src/static/_sass"], imagesDir=["_src/static/images"], javascriptsDir=["_src/static/js"], fontsDir=["_src/static/fonts"], outputStyle="compressed", relativeAssets="true", noLineComments="true"
Options: cssDir=["_src/static/css"], sassDir=["_src/static/_sass"], imagesDir=["_src/static/images"], javascriptsDir=["_src/static/js"], fontsDir=["_src/static/fonts"], outputStyle="compressed", relativeAssets="true", noLineComments="true", time
You must compile individual stylesheets from the project directory.
Warning: ↑ Use --force to continue.
Aborted due to warnings.
… which I don't get at all.
2nd try – preferred attempt
Since I don't like having the config.rb sitting around in /_src/ anyway, I deleted it and replaced options: { config: '_src/config.rb' } in Gruntfile.js with:
options: {
//config: '_src/config.rb'
cssDir: ['_src/static/css'],
sassDir: ['_src/static/_sass'],
imagesDir: ['_src/static/images'],
javascriptsDir: ['_src/static/js'],
fontsDir: ['_src/static/fonts'],
outputStyle: 'expanded',
relativeAssets: 'true',
noLineComments: 'false'
}
The error is exactly the same as the former one:
You must compile individual stylesheets from the project directory.
3rd try
As a last resort I tried putting the config.rb in the root (/test) add project_path = "_src" to it and use options: { config: 'config.rb' } in the Gruntfile. This did work as poor as my other trials.
I'd really like the Gruntfile-only version to work. I guess the base path for compass isn't working out too well, but can't figure out what to do.
Excerpt of what I already read on StackExchange to solve this
I already read:
- build automation - Grunt compass task not compatible with this directory structure? - Stack Overflow
- tried the
relativeAssets: 'false'trick
- tried the
- sass - "You must compile individual stylesheets from the project directory" error with compass project - Stack Overflow
- No new ideas here. My directories are all different for Sass, CSS, JS etc.
- build automation - Grunt compass task not compatible with this directory structure? - Stack Overflow
- Very similar to my problem. But the OP wanted to use the
config.rbfile and preferred to have it within his folder structure.
- Very similar to my problem. But the OP wanted to use the
- sass - "You must compile individual stylesheets from the project directory" error with compass project - Stack Overflow
- A compass-only question with
compass initas the solution. Still, my compass works when used without grunt. So I dismissed this one.
- A compass-only question with
PS: I also use RVM and Git. But I guess these don't matter here.
UPDATE:
Small steps… some progress (not really):
/Gruntfile.js
compass: {
dev: {
// dev options
options: {
config: 'config.rb',
cssDir: '_src/static/css',
sassDir: '_src/static/_sass'
}
},
I don't get why adding the config.rb (instead of writing it all down like in "2nd try" above changes everything and grunt decides to finally output an css file.
/config.rb
http_path = "/"
css_dir = "static/css"
sass_dir = "static/_sass"
images_dir = "static/images"
javascript_dir = "static/js"
fonts_dir = "static/fonts"
relative_assets = false
SASS:
.logo {
background-image: image-url($logo);
//width: image-width($logo);
//height: image-height($logo);
}
Rendered CSS:
// relative_assets = true
// image still shows up, but it's not the sites root
// /test/_src/static/images ==> _src should be the root
background-image: url('../../../static/images/gaya-design-logo.png');
// relative_assets = false
background-image: url('/static/images/gaya-design-logo.png');
I also get an error:
WARNING: 'gaya-design-logo.png' was not found (or cannot be read) in /Users/pattulus/Sites/test/static/images
That's "fine" since I also get this one when using regular compass watch. However, with grunt, when I uncomment the two lines in the SASS code it aborts spitting out this:
Errno::ENOENT on line ["28"] of /Users/pattulus/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p451@test/gems/compass-0.12.6/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/image_size.rb: No such file or directory - /Users/patte/Sites/test/static/images/gaya-design-logo.png
Strange since "normal compass" works. I didn't install compass globally, the gem is only active in this project folder. So that possibility is ruled out.
