# Using compass framework with Radiant (no SNS)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-compass-framework-with-radiant-no-sns/202050>\
**Category:** Radiant CMS\
**Created:** [January 20, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-compass-framework-with-radiant-no-sns/202050 "2011-01-20T16:39:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-compass-framework-with-radiant-no-sns/202050/1 "2011-01-20T16:39:52Z")

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A few things have been mentioned about this before, but the only  
solutions I see involve SNS extension or the like.

Radiant clearly compiles SASS files out of the box. What I can’t seem to  
get it to do is import compass. If I configure and run `compass watch`  
in the site, all works great, pulling the compass framework from my  
installed gems. If I turn that off, though, Radiant compiles my sass  
files, but with no compass framework.

The result is an error message like

> Sass::SyntaxError: Undefined mixin ‘box-shadow’.

I also tried moving to edge, but that turned all my  
public/stylesheets/\*.css files into 404 messages. I haven’t tried to  
find the solution to that yet, as I’m not sure how promising that is for  
accomplishing my goal. I’m hoping someone knowledgeable has a quick  
answer for the “right” way to include/install the compass framework.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![makki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@makki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/makki)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-compass-framework-with-radiant-no-sns/202050/2 "2011-06-03T22:06:15Z")

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Jonathan Camenisch wrote in post #976288:

> Radiant clearly compiles SASS files out of the box. What I can’t seem to  
> get it to do is import compass. If I configure and run `compass watch`  
> in the site, all works great, pulling the compass framework from my  
> installed gems. If I turn that off, though, Radiant compiles my sass  
> files, but with no compass framework.
> 
> The result is an error message like
> 
> > Sass::SyntaxError: Undefined mixin ‘box-shadow’.

Jonathan,

Did you ever resolve this - I am having the same problem.

Thanks,  
Wes