I am trying to use the rails 3.1 asset pipeline to include a javascript file from the manifest file’s parent directory
app/assets/javascripts/folder/index.js
//=require ../file
yields: couldn't find file 'file'
How do I require a file from the parent directory?
Assets in Sprockets are always referenced by their logical path.So you just have to use
//=require fileif your file is in/app/assets/javascripts.If your file was
/lib/assets/javascripts/models/lala.jsfor instance, you would require it with//=require models/lala.