Infinite loop when used in conjunction with collectstatic --link

[eedeep]

Using django-pipeline 1.1.25 to generate compressed css and js to STATIC_ROOT along with python manage. py collectstatic --link (django 1.3.1) will cause an infinite loop with no errors when rendering a template with {% compressed_js %} or {% compressed_css %} if new css or js needs to be generated. This issue will be fixed with the addition of the --clear option to collectstatic in django 1.4 ( https://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/16509)

In the meantime the solution is to use PIPELINE_AUTO = False, delete your generated css and js files before running
python manage.py collectstatic --link and then run python manage.py synccompress to regenerate your compressed css and js.

I'm just reporting this form information purposes really, because it took me a while to debug so could possibly help others who are scratching their heads in a similar situation.

[cyberdelia]

This should not be a problem with pipeline 1.2.