Default ASSET_PATH fails for latest jekyll version

[brbrr]

serving default jekyll-bootstrap blog with latest (3.0.0) jekyll will not load assets for blogs i.e. core-samples/lessons/2011/12/29/jekyll-introduction
Looks like with new verison Jekyll/Liquid front matter do not inherit theme variable from layouts, thats why page.theme.name is empty.

as workaround its possible to define theme for every post, or define ASSET_PATH directly in config.

btw - why not to define theme variable in config file to use in JB/setup ?

UPD: as for jekyll 3.0 layout variables now accessible with layout.variable. So updating JB/setup's capture of ASSET_PATH would resolve issue but only for posts.

I'm not sure why, but it still wont work for any layout: page pages.

Here is my workaroud

# JB/setup
{% capture ASSET_PATH %}{{ BASE_PATH }}/assets/themes/{{ site.JB.THEME }}{% endcapture %}

# _config.yml
JB :
  THEME : bootstrap-3

[aaronxn]

Had the same problem. The solution for the Bootstrap Theme included the above hack and:

1. Rename /assets/themes/bootstrap-3 to bootstrap
2. Rename /assets/themes/bootstrap/css to css-backup
3. Move /assets/themes/bootstrap/bootstrap folders (css, fonts, js) to /assets/themes/bootstrap

Not very pretty, but it works for my site.

[wesleywerner]

@tops357 if you replace your #2 with:

mv /assets/themes/bootstrap/css /assets/themes/

then if will also fix the style.css file. But I see switching to another theme breaks this hack too.

What works for me is:

1. rake theme:switch name="bootstrap-3/twitter"
2. define ASSET_PATH directly in config as pointed out by @brbrr - ASSET_PATH : /assets/themes/{bootstrap-3/twitter}

Unfortunate it is a double-barrel step but it works.

[bdeanindy]

A quick cheat for this (if you just need to get things working and you want to use a theme, for instance I was using the hooligan theme which I really like).

I just opened the /_config.yml and changed ASSET_PATH to be /assets/themes/hooligan.

That seemed to do the trick (for now until I can figure out what the heck is causing the theme.name value to get lost).

I know this is a total hack, but I was looking for a "single location" to make the changes I needed and that seemed to do the trick (so I could leave all the other structure alone).

Hope it helps someone.

[wizardxbl]

I have the same problem.
when i run jekyll serve
i can see the index.html for first page, it has right theme
but the other pages has no theme.

the right link is like is:

but the wrong link is：

i try the layout.theme.name but not work for me.....

UPD:
Sorry, the layout.theme.name is worked!
for index.html , page.theme.name is work
and for other pages, layout.theme.name is work
so the patch #293 is well done. if -- else for two situation.

thanks a lot.

[seoyoochan]

this is still not working... i had to manually set ASSET_PATH with the theme name

[lefttree]

Have the same problem when I run jekyll serve on Mac. It's always trying to find assets at /assets/themes/ directory instead of /assets/themes/<theme name>.

Hack as above to manually change the ASSET_PATH, hope for a better solution.

[yanhaijing]

i have same question,let me try #293,it work,good job!!!

[einverne]

@qh 's patch is working. See qh@a1d17ef or #293

[brbrr]

Closing, as #293 was merged in to develop branch.

[dsposito]

Thanks for documenting a fix here. 👍 Setting ASSET_PATH in my config did the trick.

[1kohei1]

Thanks for this issue!
It was trouble some last several months!