SASS compile error - LoadError: cannot load such file -- listen/version Use --trace for backtrace

Question

I am trying to use SASS for the first time, i have installed the latest version but get errors in the terminal

stuarts-imac:css stuartcookney$ sass --watch main-style.scss
Sass is watching for changes. Press Ctrl-C to stop.
write main-style.css
LoadError: cannot load such file -- listen/version
Use --trace for backtrace.

It compiles the css file but something is broken as any other changes that i make they do not update.. what is wrong?

Solution 1

This is what fixed it for me and some others:

sudo gem uninstall listen --version 2.7.0
sudo gem install listen --version 2.4.1

Solution 2

Lubuntu fixed with a simple: sudo gem install sass-listen

Solution 3

On Linux Mint 18.1. You can help it

sudo apt-get install ruby-listen

Solution 4

Just tried a mix of some answers, on Ubuntu 21:

First:

sudo apt-get install ruby-listen

And then:

sudo gem install sass-listen

It's now posible to sass src:dst --watch

Thank you @dimetrodon, @maxime-lorant and @kevin-mack

Solution 5

I was receiving the same error. The output with the --trace option will contain something like the following near the top:

`require': cannot load such file -- rb-inotify

I have no experience with ruby but seems like sass is simply trying to load in a dependency which isn't there. You can use gem to resolve it:

gem install rb-inotify

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Comments

[Raffi]

To install dart-sass, npm install -g sass worked for me.