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Kevin Enloe
12,438 PointsInstalling SASS
I am trying to install SASS and am unable to. I have installed Ruby via the "Ruby Installer" recommended on the sass website. I have downloaded and installed Scout which was also recommended by the sass website, but when it says to install the sass gem I run into problems. When I type "gem install sass" or "sudo gem install sass" I get this error " 'gem'/'sudo' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. "
What exactly am I doing wrong/missing? Please help I'm working on a Windows 7 PC.
3 Answers
David Curtis
11,301 Pointssudo only works on mac/linux. when you type in ruby -v in the command line, does it tell you a version of ruby you have installed? what about rails -v?
sorry i meant to comment!
also, are you currently in a rails project when trying to do the gem install?
James Barnett
39,199 PointsTL;DR - Use codepen or SassMeister they are the fastest way to get coding.
In my opinion installing Sass as a ruby gem is very dirty way to install a web dev toolkit. Sass was originally made by a Rails dev, so he lived in a Ruby-centric world, however Sass has grown beyond that.
A cleaner way to install Sass using an App, I'd suggest prepros.
Kevin Enloe
12,438 PointsUPDATE:
I just tried it one last time for the fun of it and it now works......Ruby finally installed and I have now gotten SASS installed..........Thank you both for your help!!!
David Curtis
11,301 Pointsgreat! persistence is key. :)
Kevin Enloe
12,438 PointsKevin Enloe
12,438 PointsThank you, but when I tried both "ruby -v" and "rails -v" I got the same response error as with "gem" and "sudo". I guess this means that Ruby is not installed on my computer.....ugh. I tried the Ruby Installer again which was suggested on the SASS website and then tried both "ruby -v" and "rails -v" and I got the same errors. I was wanting to learn SASS so I can use it with Bootstrap, plus I'm trying to do the SASS deep dive.