jekyll error building page related to kramdown parser

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Whenever I run the bundle exec jekyll serve it returns the error

  Dependency Error: Yikes! It looks like you don't have kramdown-parser-gfm or one of its dependencies installed. In order to use Jekyll as currently configured, you'll need to install this gem. The full error message from Ruby is: 'cannot load such file -- kramdown-parser-gfm' If you run into trouble, you can find helpful resources at https://jekyllrb.com/help/!   
  Liquid Exception: kramdown-parser-gfm in /_layouts/default.html
             ERROR: YOUR SITE COULD NOT BE BUILT:
                    ------------------------------------
                    kramdown-parser-gfm

so, I tried gem install kramdown-parser-gfm, but it returns the same error after that. I also tried to remove and reinstall the jekyll and bundle, but didn't work either.

jekyll version 3.9.0 Bundler version 2.1.4

I haven't used Jekyll on my machine in a while, and I also have this issue on 10.15.6; reinstalling Jekyll and uninstalling and reinstalling all gems didn't help. — cdf1982, Aug 11 '20 at 16:38
I believe this may be due to the Github-suggested security fix for the flagged vulnerability in Kramdown, `Bump kramdown from 1.17.0 to 2.3.0`. It was after I applied this that this error popped up. The solution below fixed it. — Andrew, Sep 21 '20 at 14:50

score 56 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 28 '20 at 16:10

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I added gem "kramdown-parser-gfm" to the Gemfile and then ran bundle install.

Now the serve command completes successfully.

edited Oct 28 '20 at 16:10

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answered Aug 11 '20 at 20:32

aron

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I add the same issue, and this fix it! – kalwalt Nov 15 '20 at 19:23

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 07 '20 at 02:02

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delete the Gemfile.lock file
go to gem file add gem "kramdown-parser-gfm"
open terminal and give command bundler
after install all packages, in terminal give command bundle exec jekyll serve I hope application will run properly now.

answered Oct 07 '20 at 02:02

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No need to delete the `Gemfile.lock` file. It will be updated when you run `bundle install`. – Joshua Pinter Oct 28 '20 at 15:53

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 12 '22 at 04:46

On Windows

If you open your gemfile, you will notice the following.

gem "jekyll", "~> 3.2.1"

If you have the specific jekyll version and after running "bundler", you will receive the following errors.

Bundler could not find compatible versions for gem "kramdown":
  In Gemfile:
    jekyll (~> 3.2.1) was resolved to 3.2.1, which depends on
      kramdown (~> 1.3)

    kramdown-parser-gfm was resolved to 1.1.0, which depends on
      kramdown (~> 2.0)

Remove the specific version of jekyll, like so:

gem "jekyll"

Do not forget to add webrick gem to gemfile

gem "webrick"

Run bundler again.

bundler

Finally, serve

bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Jan 30 '23 at 18:52

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What worked for me was to add:

gem "rexml"

to the Gemfile.

edited Jan 30 '23 at 18:52

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answered Jan 25 '23 at 08:51

Anon E mous

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jekyll error building page related to kramdown parser

4 Answers4

On Windows