Boilerscoop

.guardfile

notification :off
puts "Using default guard file."
group :development do
  if File.exists?("./config.rb")
    # Time to compile!
    puts `compass compile --time --quiet`
    # https://github.com/guard/guard-compass
    guard :compass do
      watch(%r{(.*)\.s[ac]ss$})
    end
  end
  guard :livereload do
    watch(%r{.+\.(css|js|html?|php|inc|theme)$})
  end
end

README.md

This will enable Sass+Compass with LiveReload through Guard. (Guard screen cast)

The following instructions is specific to Mac OS X and it works through the command line.

Instructions

Update Gem system then install Bundler. Note that if you've done this before, there's no need to do it every time.

$ sudo gem update --system
$ sudo gem install bundler

Place the Gemfile and .guardfile attached to this gist into your home folder then type:

$ bundle

cd to your project and compass init and configure the generated config.rb file. See example file below.

In your project folder, start the Guard, enable the Browser plug-in and start editing.

$ bundle exec guard

To exit enter e and enter.

config.rb

require 'compass/import-once/activate'
# Require any additional compass plugins here.

# Sass options (http://sass-lang.com/docs/yardoc/file.SASS_REFERENCE.html#options)
sass_options = Hash.new
sass_options[:debug_info] = false

# Compass config (http://compass-style.org/help/tutorials/configuration-reference)
# Compile for production with: $ compass compile -e production --force

css_dir = "css"
sass_dir = "sass"
fonts_dir = "fonts"
javascripts_dir = "js"
images_dir = "img"
relative_assets = true
output_style = (environment == :production ? :compressed : :expanded)

Gemfile

# ~/Gemfile

source "http://rubygems.org"

group :development do
  gem 'sass'                    # Sass.
  gem 'compass'                 # Framework built on Sass.
  gem 'compass-validator'       # So you can `compass validate`.
  gem 'css_parser'              # Helps `compass stats` output statistics.
  gem 'guard'                   # Guard event handler.
  gem 'guard-compass'           # Compile on sass/scss change.
  gem 'guard-shell'             # Run shell commands.
  gem 'guard-livereload'        # Browser reload.
end