Using less@1.3

[gandhiShepard]

Is it possible for me to use Gulp Less but run less@1.3? I'm trying to support a new project that can only be built with Less@1.3? If so, how do I make this config with this gulp plugin? Thanks!

[timtroup]

+1 I need to compile bootstrap 2.1.0 and this can only be built with less 1.3.3 AFAIK

PS: your contact address dev@plus3network.com just bounces

[cappslock]

I have this exact issue today. To the plugin author, I'd suggest removing less as a dependency entirely and allowing plugin users to supply their own less module.

I.e. as a user I would want to be able to do something like:

var less = require('gulp-less')(require('less')); // provide my own less version with a compatible API

Instead of:

var less = require('gulp-less'); // stuck with whatever version the plugin decides

[yocontra]

Really this is an accord issue - all this library does is wrap accord. AFAIK accord has something for overriding versions, check their README for that info and report back if you have any trouble

[tbranyen]

@contra not quite, this project has an explicit, locked dependency on less@2.5.1

I'm still investigating a clean way to support legacy less versions

[tbranyen]

If you try:

var accord = require('accord')
accord.load('less', path.join(__dirname, 'node_modules/less'));

This will result in:

 throw new Error(name + " version " + version + " is not currently suppor
        ^

Error: less version 1.3.3 is not currently supported

[tbranyen]

I've created a fork of this project that correctly supports 1.3.3 (but had to remove source maps). You can find it here: https://github.com/tbranyen/gulp-less-legacy

npm install gulp-less-legacy

[yocontra]

This seems like an issue you should open on the accord repo, possibly even send a PR to them to add support for older versions of less

[Rob-ot]

Good news! NPM fixed this situation we're in with Peer Dependencies.

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/npm/peer-dependencies/

[zaibigits099]

You can run into this issue when you've installed gulp-less but not also less

npm install --save less

[wt812haaply]

npm install gulp-less@3.0.0 试试