Can you tell me how I can compile less file? on widnows

[saas786]

Hi Wizardg,
I am using your app on my windows OS and wamp server, and I am able to make it work on my system, but I have issue with compiling less files, exec command doesn't work on my system, if I use same command on my terminal (windows command prompt), it works fine, only in php its not working, can you tell me how I can make it work on windows.

I have nodejs installed and also less is working fine

lessc %s -compress %s (works fine on command prompt with relative paths)

here is a stackexchange question I posted earlier.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17555100/php-compile-less-file-using-lessc-via-nodejs-on-windows-7

Thanks.

[wizardg]

Hi, Syed.

I am using Windows 7 to develop, too. I use lessc installed via nodejs and npm. It works fine.

My environment:

• node v0.10.13
• npm 1.3.4
• lessc 1.3.3 (LESS Compiler) [JavaScript]

I have installed less in global.

• npm install -g less@1.3.3

The cause I think is that lessc called from PHP is different from lessc called from command prompt, such as system environment variable issue.

Does it work if you change lessc command to absolute path? And, can you get value in $output after exec?

If you use lessc 1.4.0, lessc options are necessary.
1.4.0 Failing to compile Bootstrap? ・ Issue #1231 ・ less/less.js

[saas786]

C:\Users\Syed>npm version

{ http_parser: '1.0',
node: '0.10.12',
v8: '3.14.5.9',
ares: '1.9.0-DEV',
uv: '0.10.11',
zlib: '1.2.3',
modules: '11',
openssl: '1.0.1e',
npm: '1.2.32' }

C:\Users\Syed\AppData\Roaming\npm\lessc -> C:\Users\Syed\AppData\Roaming\npm\nod
e_modules\less\bin\lessc

less@1.3.3 C:\Users\Syed\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\less

@wizardg My environment: node v0.10.13 npm 1.3.4 lessc 1.3.3 (LESS Compiler) [JavaScript]

I have:
My environment:

node v0.10.12
npm 1.2.32
lessc 1.3.3 (LESS Compiler) [JavaScript] (just installed it)

@wizardg I have installed less in global. npm install -g less@1.3.3

Did same (for 1.4 and 1.3)

@wizardg The cause I think is that lessc called from PHP is different from lessc called from command prompt, such as system environment variable issue.

The issue I am seeing is php is not recognizing "lessc" as a command at all, I can execute other commands like "node --help" and in response it sends me output, and "php --help" and "npm --help" works as well but no response in case of "lessc --help"

if I execute this command directly in windows command prompt it works (which I think because of this file)

C:\Users\Syed\AppData\Roaming\npm\lessc.cmd

@IF EXIST "%~dp0\node.exe" (
  "%~dp0\node.exe"  "%~dp0\node_modules\less\bin\lessc" %*
) ELSE (
  node  "%~dp0\node_modules\less\bin\lessc" %*
)

see if you understand whats my issue.

Note: The reason I a following your pattern is nodejs lessc compiles way much faster then lessphp compiler on my machine so I can see instant preview :D.