Variable redefinition more like php, js, etc

[nathanielks]

Here's the problem:

When I define a variable, then redefine it later, LESS's compiler seems to use the latter variable definition as opposed to using the first until it's been redefined.

Here's an example:

Style.less
-> import variables.less
-> Import base.less
-> import theme.less
-> import phone.less

If I define @Variable1 in variables.less, then redefine it in phone.less, LESS uses phone.less's @Variable1 definition across the entire project, instead of using it as it's been defined in variables.less until its been redefined in phone.less

Here's a real world scenario:
Style.less
-> import variables.less : set @font-size: 16;
-> Import base.less: body{ font-size: @font-size_1px; }
-> import theme.less
-> import phone.less, set @font-size: 12; body{ font-size: @font-size_1px; }

In both base.less and phone.less, body's font size will be 12px, and not 16 and 12 respectively. Anyway we can rework this, or do I have to use different variables?

[dmcass]

Looks like this might be a duplicate of #297 perhaps?

[nathanielks]

Hmm, I just read that and it seems we're having the opposite problems? They're saying that their variables are being redefined (which is what I want), but in my case they're not... Let me go back and look at my project and see if I'm doing something wrong.

[nathanielks]

Ok, so this is weird. Here's the code I used lesso to test:

@red: #D14728;

#test1{
color: @red;
}

@red: #444;

#test2{
color: @red;
}

I used Lesso to test and it produces this output:

/* downloaded from http://www.below.ch/lesso/parse/23c8990f/1 */

#test1 { color:#d14728; }
#test2 { color:#444444; }

But when I use CodeKit to compile my less, it returns this:

#test1{color:#444444;}
#test2{color:#444444;}

And then when I use less.js, it gives me the same output. For one, I think lesso is possibly using a different Less compiler. Either way, any thoughts?

[nathanielks]

From #297, lesso is using a different compiler

[lukeapage]

just to be clear, is this issue this one

#297 (comment)

?