fix #68

README.rst

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ completely ignores ``modified_time``. The results of the hash lookups
 are cached locally using your default Django cache. This can make
 deploying much faster!
 
+
 Installation
 ------------
 
@@ -44,6 +45,19 @@ Please note, that failure to do so will cause Django to use
 even if ``AWS_PRELOAD_METADATA`` is not set to True see
 `#30 <https://github.com/antonagestam/collectfast/issues/30>`_
 
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+Collectfast overrides Django's builtin ``collectstatic`` command so just
+run ``python manage.py collectstatic`` as normal. You can disable
+collectfast by using the ``--ignore-etag`` option.
+
+You can also disable collectfast by setting
+``COLLECTFAST_ENABLED = False`` in your settings file. This is useful
+when using a local file storage backend for development.
+
+
 Setup Dedicated Cache Backend
 -----------------------------
 
@@ -79,16 +93,14 @@ framework. <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/topics/cache/>`_
 have more than 300 static files, see 
 `#47 <https://github.com/antonagestam/collectfast/issues/47>`_
 
-Usage
+
+Debug
 -----
 
-Collectfast overrides Django's builtin ``collectstatic`` command so just
-run ``python manage.py collectstatic`` as normal. You can disable
-collectfast by using the ``--ignore-etag`` option.
+By default, Collectfast will suppress any exceptions that happens when copying
+and let Django's ``collectstatic`` handle it. To debug those suppressed errors
+you can set ``COLLECTFAST_DEBUG = True`` in your Django settings file.
 
-You can also disable collectfast by setting
-``COLLECTFAST_ENABLED = False`` in your settings file. This is useful
-when using a local file storage backend for development.
 
 Contribution
 ------------
@@ -97,6 +109,7 @@ Please feel free to contribute by using issues and pull requests.
 Discussion is open and welcome. Testing is currently being implemented
 and will be mandatory for new features once merged.
 
+
 License
 -------
 
@@ -106,6 +119,7 @@ Collectfast is licensed under a `Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
 Original idea taken from `this
 snippet. <http://djangosnippets.org/snippets/2889/>`__
 
+
 .. |Downloads| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/collectfast.svg
    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Collectfast
 .. |Build Status| image:: https://api.travis-ci.org/antonagestam/collectfast.svg?branch=master

collectfast/management/commands/collectstatic.py

@@ -18,13 +18,17 @@
 
 
 collectfast_cache = getattr(settings, "COLLECTFAST_CACHE", "default")
+
 if VERSION >= (1, 7):
     from django.core.cache import caches
     cache = caches[collectfast_cache]
 else:
     from django.core.cache import get_cache
     cache = get_cache(collectfast_cache)
 
+debug = getattr(
+    settings, "COLLECTFAST_DEBUG", getattr(settings, "DEBUG", False))
+
 
 class Command(collectstatic.Command):
 
@@ -133,6 +137,8 @@ def copy_file(self, path, prefixed_path, source_storage):
                 else:
                     self.log("Hashes did not match", level=2)
             except Exception as e:
+                if debug:
+                    raise
                 # Ignore errors and let super Command handle it
                 self.stdout.write(smart_str(
                     "Ignored error in Collectfast:\n%s\n--> Continuing using "