Spriting error/problems in Compass 0.12

Question

Something has caused a local failure. Rolling back to older versions of the codebase still return the same failure. Deleting the entire repo, re-cloning it, uninstalling compass, reinstalling, etc. still yields the same error.

mycomputer:myproject(master) me$ compass watch --trace
>>> Change detected at 14:13:14 to: app/app.sass
remove assets/images/sprites-sf0f45583b2.png
NoMethodError on line ["24"] of /Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/chunky_png-1.2.5/lib/chunky_png/chunk.rb: undefined method `unpack' for nil:NilClass
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/chunky_png-1.2.5/lib/chunky_png/datastream.rb:78:in `from_io'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/chunky_png-1.2.5/lib/chunky_png/datastream.rb:66:in `block in from_file'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/chunky_png-1.2.5/lib/chunky_png/datastream.rb:66:in `open'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/chunky_png-1.2.5/lib/chunky_png/datastream.rb:66:in `from_file'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/chunky_png-1.2.5/lib/chunky_png/canvas/png_decoding.rb:53:in `from_file'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/engines/chunky_png_engine.rb:15:in `block in construct_sprite'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/engines/chunky_png_engine.rb:14:in `each'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/engines/chunky_png_engine.rb:14:in `construct_sprite'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_methods.rb:62:in `generate'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/sprites.rb:122:in `sprite_url'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map.rb:72:in `method_missing'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map.rb:63:in `to_s'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/script/list.rb:44:in `block in to_s'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/script/list.rb:44:in `map'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/script/list.rb:44:in `to_s'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:238:in `visit_prop'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:37:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:20:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:53:in `block in visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:53:in `map'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:53:in `visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:29:in `block in visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:41:in `with_environment'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:28:in `visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:37:in `block in visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:259:in `visit_rule'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:37:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:20:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:53:in `block in visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:53:in `map'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:53:in `visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:29:in `block in visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:41:in `with_environment'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:28:in `visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:37:in `block in visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:125:in `visit_if'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:37:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:20:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:128:in `visit_if'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:37:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:20:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:146:in `block in visit_import'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:146:in `map'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:146:in `visit_import'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:37:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:20:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:146:in `block in visit_import'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:146:in `map'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:146:in `visit_import'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:37:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:20:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:146:in `block in visit_import'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:146:in `map'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:146:in `visit_import'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:37:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:20:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:53:in `block in visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:53:in `map'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:53:in `visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:29:in `block in visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:41:in `with_environment'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:28:in `visit_children'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:37:in `block in visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:49:in `visit_root'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/base.rb:37:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:20:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/visitors/perform.rb:7:in `visit'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/tree/root_node.rb:20:in `render'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/engine.rb:308:in `_render'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sass-3.2.0.alpha.237/lib/sass/engine.rb:255:in `render'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/compiler.rb:140:in `block (2 levels) in compile'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/compiler.rb:126:in `timed'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/compiler.rb:139:in `block in compile'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/logger.rb:45:in `red'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/compiler.rb:138:in `compile'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/compiler.rb:118:in `compile_if_required'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/compiler.rb:103:in `block (2 levels) in run'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/compiler.rb:101:in `each'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/compiler.rb:101:in `block in run'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/compiler.rb:126:in `timed'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/compiler.rb:100:in `run'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb:147:in `recompile'
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/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/commands/base.rb:18:in `execute'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/commands/project_base.rb:19:in `execute'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/exec/sub_command_ui.rb:43:in `perform!'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/exec/sub_command_ui.rb:15:in `run!'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/bin/compass:30:in `block in <top (required)>'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/bin/compass:44:in `call'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/bin/compass:44:in `<top (required)>'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/compass:19:in `load'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/compass:19:in `<main>'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/ruby_noexec_wrapper:14:in `eval'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/ruby_noexec_wrapper:14:in `<main>'
LoadError on line ["70"] of /Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb: cannot load such file -- fssm
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb:70:in `perform'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/commands/base.rb:18:in `execute'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/commands/project_base.rb:19:in `execute'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/exec/sub_command_ui.rb:43:in `perform!'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/lib/compass/exec/sub_command_ui.rb:15:in `run!'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/bin/compass:30:in `block in <top (required)>'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/bin/compass:44:in `call'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/compass-0.12.2/bin/compass:44:in `<top (required)>'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/compass:19:in `load'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/compass:19:in `<main>'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/ruby_noexec_wrapper:14:in `eval'
/Users/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/ruby_noexec_wrapper:14:in `<main>'

Answer 1

I got this. For me the issue was caused by having a Gemfile that didn't include the Compass gem. So I just added:

gem 'compass'

Problem disappeared. The error message is just seriously unhelpful for realising that this is the issue.

Answer 2

I've encountered the problem also. It's caused by abnormal data in images.
optipng the_pic reported the error (Extraneous data found after IEND)
optipng -fix the_pic solved it and compass goes compiling happily.

P.S. I don't have PhotoShop and the error images were from my designer's PhotoShop (5.0 I guess)...Seems somethings goes wrong on its exporting.

Answer 3

I had a similar problem. To replicate - I download an icon from iconmostr and included it in my sprites folder. I got the same error. After rebooting, etc. same error.

What fixed the problem was opening the icon in Photoshop[CS5.5] and re-saving the icon as a .png with Interlace as "No."

The image meta read that the software was "Adobe ImageReady" and there was no Profile Name (sRGB IEC61966-2.1 on the re-exported), no DPI (72 on re-exported), or Type (PNGf on the re-exported) saved.

Hope this helps.