LESSC '--source-map' flag breaking the CSS output

[saada]

Hey guys,

I'm having issues with the LESS compilation. The default configuration runs:
lessc {from} {to} --no-color --source-map

body {
  background-color: red;
}
������������������������������������

By changing the command to
lessc {from} {to} --no-color
Notice the missing --source-map flag!

we get

body {
  background-color: red;
}

[seven-phases-max]

Could you provide more details about your environment (lessc and node versions, OS etc.)? I tested with [lessc 2.4.0, node 0.10.36, Windows] and it works as expected:

body {
  background-color: red;
}
/*# sourceMappingURL=out.css.map */

(Also, considering the referenced issue above, are you sure the sourcemap string is not screwed by something down the tool-chain?)

[matthew-dean]

Or maybe a text encoding issue?

[saada]

@seven-phases-max, Yes I'm sure it's not screwed up because I can reproduce via CLI.

I'm using Ubuntu 14.04, nodejs v0.10.25, lessc 2.3.1.

[matthew-dean]

I did notice recently that Less's source map dependency is an older version. Maybe something like this was addressed in the sourcemap lib?

[lukeapage]

closing due to lack of follow up information, will re-open if you give us a test-case