use compass framework and compile with something else

Question

do I have to compile with compass in order to use it framework ? is it possible to use compass framework and compile sass with an other tool like gulp ?

Answer 1

You can use gulp-compass to compile compass.

Main thing about compass vs sass is being able to use @include x(y); to get browser prefixes (at least from my experience). You could also use gulp-autoprefixer and gulp-sass to accomplish something similar.

I use .scss files (because I like semi-colons) but a sass builder with my gulp file:

gulp.task('sass', function() {
    return gulp.src(settings.sass.input)
        .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
            .pipe(sass(settings.sass.options).on('error', errorLog))
            .pipe(autoprefixer(settings.sass.autoprefixer).on('error', errorLog))
        .pipe(sourcemaps.write(settings.maps, {
            sourceMappingURL: file => {
                return file.relative + '.map';
            }
        }))
        .pipe(gulp.dest(settings.sass.output))
    .resume();
});

I used to use compass, then it started taking 10-15 seconds to compile, and ended up switching back to just using sass (though with a .scss file type).