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less bundle is empty in production

I use the following packages in Microsoft Visual Studio 2013:

  • dotless
  • bootstrap less source
  • bundle transformer core
  • bundle transformer less
  • javascript engine switcher for .NET (core/msie)
  • Web optimization framework

I create the following bundles in BundleConfig.cs:

var nullBuilder = new NullBuilder();
var styleTransformer = new StyleTransformer();
var nullOrderer = new NullOrderer();

var lessBundle = new Bundle("~/bundles/less").Include("~/Content/master.less");
lessBundle.Builder = nullBuilder;
lessBundle.Transforms.Add(styleTransformer);
lessBundle.Orderer = nullOrderer;
bundles.Add(lessBundle);

var lessLandingBundle = new Bundle("~/bundles/less-landing").Include("~/Content/landing.less");
lessLandingBundle.Transforms.Add(styleTransformer);
lessLandingBundle.Orderer = nullOrderer;
bundles.Add(lessLandingBundle);

This works on debug (true AND false). But when I publish the site to azure websites, I get an empty less file: bundles/less?v=

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

Solution

  • I removed dotless and the transformation pakcages and only used Web optimization framework. This way You can set the framework to compile the less code at build time.