How to install compass in mac?

Question

I would like to install compass through the terminal in mac. I installed sass. I now have Sass 3.3.0.alpha.175 (Bleeding Edge)

Then I tried to install compass with sudo gem install compass It gave me this warning

/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rdoc/rdoc.rb:280: warning: conflicting chdir during another chdir block
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rdoc/rdoc.rb:287: warning: conflicting chdir during another chdir block

then stated the "1 gem installed"

When I run compass, it does not work, it gives me these line:

/Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:110:in `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- sass/script/node (LoadError)
    from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:110:in `require'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions/monkey_patches/browser_support.rb:1
    from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `gem_original_require'
    from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions/monkey_patches.rb:2
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions/monkey_patches.rb:1:in `each'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions/monkey_patches.rb:1
    from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `gem_original_require'
    from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions.rb:9
    from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `gem_original_require'
    from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass.rb:5
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass.rb:4:in `each'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass.rb:4
    from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `gem_original_require'
    from /Library/Ruby/Site/1.8/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/compass-0.12.2/bin/compass:20
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/compass-0.12.2/bin/compass:8:in `fallback_load_path'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/compass-0.12.2/bin/compass:19
    from /usr/bin/compass:23:in `load'
    from /usr/bin/compass:23

Is there a way to fix this Up to now I used codekit. But I would like to take advantage of sourcemaps and I believe the terminal is the only way to do it. I tried watching sass along with source maps and the result it beautiful (in that I could use chrome as an editor). But I'd like to add compass in there as well

Is there a way to get this working - I am using os version 10.8.3

Thanks

Answer 1

Compass is not compatible with sass 3.3.0 alpha (see gem doc). You should uninstall compass and sass, and the reinstall using sudo gem install compass which will install sass as well (with the right version).

EDIT:

Just tried to install compass with rvm today (26 Feb 2017) and stumbled upon another error: Error compiling Compass LoadError on line [“179”] .. data.rb: Cannot load such file. This answer worked for me.