Unable to compile an existing project because Compass can't find it

Question

I just installed the foundation in my application base directory by executing the following command:

compass create myprojectname -r zurb-foundation --using          


        

Answer 1

When you use compass create [directory_name], Compass creates your project within ./[directory_name] relative from your current directory (running compass create without the directory name would have created the project in the current directory). In order to compile or watch a Compass project, you need to do either of the following things:

• Tell Compass where your project is via compass compile [path_to_config.rb]
• Change to the directory where config.rb is found and run compass compile

Alternately, you could move your config.rb to where you want to run your command. Just make sure you edit the paths to directories configured within said file.