Cannot build website without lessc #998

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jzarl · 2019-06-21T23:14:58Z

jzarl commented

2019-06-21 23:14:58 +00:00

I just synced my local checkout of the page with the current master, and now I cannot build the website anymore:

$ build/build_main.sh build_into ~/Projects/fsfe/fsfe-local-build/fsfe.org/ --statusdir ~/Projects/fsfe/fsfe-local-build/status/
[01:10:32] Starting phase 1
[01:10:32] * Compiling look/fsfe.min.css
[01:10:32] /bin/sh: 1: lessc: not found
[01:10:32] make: *** [Makefile:23: look/fsfe.min.css] Fehler 127
2019-06-22 01:10:32: Fatal - Error during phase 1
[01:10:32] 1561158632

I also tried adding --build-env development, but that doesn't change anything for me.

I just synced my local checkout of the page with the current master, and now I cannot build the website anymore: ``` $ build/build_main.sh build_into ~/Projects/fsfe/fsfe-local-build/fsfe.org/ --statusdir ~/Projects/fsfe/fsfe-local-build/status/ [01:10:32] Starting phase 1 [01:10:32] * Compiling look/fsfe.min.css [01:10:32] /bin/sh: 1: lessc: not found [01:10:32] make: *** [Makefile:23: look/fsfe.min.css] Fehler 127 2019-06-22 01:10:32: Fatal - Error during phase 1 [01:10:32] 1561158632 ``` I also tried adding `--build-env development`, but that doesn't change anything for me.

jzarl added the build label 2019-06-21 23:15:30 +00:00

reinhard was assigned by max.mehl

2019-06-22 12:34:39 +00:00

reinhard commented

2019-06-22 17:25:49 +00:00

The less files are compiled in the build run in any case, even though in a development build the compiled .min.css files will not be used.

I'm not sure whether that is good or bad. On the one hand, it makes sure that the less files have correct syntax, on the other hand it (obviously) adds a dependency for the build process.

What do others think?

The less files are compiled in the build run in any case, even though in a development build the compiled .min.css files will not be used. I'm not sure whether that is good or bad. On the one hand, it makes sure that the less files have correct syntax, on the other hand it (obviously) adds a dependency for the build process. What do others think?

jzarl commented

2019-06-22 18:39:43 +00:00

If we add this as build-dependeny, then the question is: why bother with the javascript lessc on-demand compiler, if lessc is a requirement anyways?

max.mehl commented

2019-06-24 09:27:11 +00:00

The less files are compiled in the build run in any case, even though in a development build the compiled .min.css files will not be used.

Is it possible to disable that, based on the flag? @jzarl has a point in questioning the live compilation (although I see some other practical benefits for developers).

> The less files are compiled in the build run in any case, even though in a development build the compiled .min.css files will not be used. Is it possible to disable that, based on the flag? @jzarl has a point in questioning the live compilation (although I see some other practical benefits for developers).

reinhard referenced this issue from a commit

2019-06-27 18:57:05 +00:00

Do not compile less files on development build Fixes #998

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2019-06-27 18:57:05 +00:00

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