compass not working on Ubuntu 12.04

Question

This problem is similar to the following issues:

but compass doesn't work. It's not a PATH issue reported by some others.

The canonical package gave errors.

Canonical package: sudo apt-get install ruby-compass

Used the gem instead:

Gem install: sudo gem install compass

Console output:

compass --version:

Errno::ENOENT on line 25 of /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/sass/../compass/version.rb: No such file or directory - /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/sass/../compass/../../VERSION.yml

compass watch:

LoadError on line 122 of /usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/sass/../compass/configuration/data.rb: no such file to load -- compass/import-once/activate

I am not able to get compass working properly.

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 03 '14 at 22:05

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I found something that worked.

sudo apt-get install rubygems1.8 sudo gem install rubygems-update sudo update_rubygems sudo gem install compass

answered Sep 03 '14 at 22:05

Andy

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Just a note: on ubuntu 14.04 use the package `rubygems1.9` instead – devsnd Sep 21 '15 at 10:27

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '16 at 19:26

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For others having the same problem you should first remove the canonical package before installing compass with gem.

sudo apt-get remove ruby-compass
sudo gem install compass

answered Mar 07 '16 at 19:26

Ahmedbc

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What I had been looking for since ages! Nothing else worked. – Vandesh Apr 30 '16 at 23:26

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 09 '16 at 18:58

When I faced this problem, I tried many recipes and no help. At last I put the missing file VERSION.yml manually in directory /usr/lib/ruby:

// First, create version file:
$ cd /usr/lib/ruby
$ sudo touch VERSION.yml

// Then add following content using text editor:
$ sudo vim VERSION.yml

// Use 'i' to enter insert mode, paste the text below:
---
:build:
:major: 1
:minor: 9
:patch: 1
// And use :wq + Enter to save changes.

This was example for version 1.9.1. You should specify your version in the file.

compass not working on Ubuntu 12.04

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