Merge pull request #26220 from prathamesh-sonpatki/fix-compress

Asset pipeline: Remove documentation about outdated `config.assets.compress` option
rails · Aug 22, 2016 · 22d14d7 · 22d14d7
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diff --git a/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md b/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md
@@ -434,11 +434,11 @@ Sprockets uses manifest files to determine which assets to include and serve.
 These manifest files contain _directives_ - instructions that tell Sprockets
 which files to require in order to build a single CSS or JavaScript file. With
 these directives, Sprockets loads the files specified, processes them if
-necessary, concatenates them into one single file and then compresses them (if
-`Rails.application.config.assets.compress` is true). By serving one file rather
-than many, the load time of pages can be greatly reduced because the browser
-makes fewer requests. Compression also reduces file size, enabling the
-browser to download them faster.
+necessary, concatenates them into one single file and then compresses them
+(based on value of `Rails.application.config.assets.js_compressor`). By serving
+one file rather than many, the load time of pages can be greatly reduced because
+the browser makes fewer requests. Compression also reduces file size, enabling
+the browser to download them faster.
 
 
 For example, a new Rails 4 application includes a default

diff --git a/guides/source/configuring.md b/guides/source/configuring.md
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ pipeline is enabled. It is set to true by default.
 
 * `config.assets.raise_runtime_errors` Set this flag to `true` to enable additional runtime error checking. Recommended in `config/environments/development.rb` to minimize unexpected behavior when deploying to `production`.
 
-* `config.assets.compress` a flag that enables the compression of compiled assets. It is explicitly set to true in `config/environments/production.rb`.
-
 * `config.assets.css_compressor` defines the CSS compressor to use. It is set by default by `sass-rails`. The unique alternative value at the moment is `:yui`, which uses the `yui-compressor` gem.
 
 * `config.assets.js_compressor` defines the JavaScript compressor to use. Possible values are `:closure`, `:uglifier` and `:yui` which require the use of the `closure-compiler`, `uglifier` or `yui-compressor` gems respectively.