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Asked: 2026-06-03T02:28:40+00:00

I am working with sass to write the css for a simple static website

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I am working with sass to write the css for a simple static website I am working on. I have run sass --watch custom.scss:custom.css which compiles fine on launch with the message:

Sass is watching for changes. Press Ctrl-C to stop.

overwrite custom.css

However, whenever I update the .scss file, nothing happens. I haven’t used SASS outside the context of a rails app before, so I’m wondering if I am missing something?

My scss file is incredibly simple as well, so I doubt it is choking on anything, especially since it works on the first run.

sass -v reports Sass 3.1.16 (Brainy Betty), on Lion 10.7.2

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  1. Editorial Team

    This has now been fixed in the latest commit.

    The updated stable gem (3.1.17) hasn’t been released yet but there are a few choices while you wait:

    1. Stick with 3.1.16 and use absolute paths when loading up watch, e.g:

      sass --watch /User/name/project/scss:/User/name/project/css

      The bug should only occur with relative paths so this works around it.

    2. Use the updated (alpha) version

      gem install sass --pre

    3. Temporarily roll back to 3.1.15 as suggested by @Marco Lazzeri

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