remove the LessCSSGenerator and the related config option

pelican/__init__.py

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ from pelican import signals
 
 from pelican.generators import (ArticlesGenerator, PagesGenerator,
                                 StaticGenerator, PdfGenerator,
-                                LessCSSGenerator, SourceFileGenerator,
+                                SourceFileGenerator, TemplatePagesGenerator)
-                                TemplatePagesGenerator)
 from pelican.log import init
 from pelican.settings import read_settings
 from pelican.utils import (clean_output_dir, files_changed, file_changed,
@@ -177,8 +176,6 @@ class Pelican(object):
             generators.append(TemplatePagesGenerator)
         if self.settings['PDF_GENERATOR']:
             generators.append(PdfGenerator)
-        if self.settings['LESS_GENERATOR']:  # can be True or PATH to lessc
-            generators.append(LessCSSGenerator)
         if self.settings['OUTPUT_SOURCES']:
             generators.append(SourceFileGenerator)
 

pelican/generators.py

@@ -571,49 +571,3 @@ class SourceFileGenerator(Generator):
         logger.info(u' Generating source files...')
         for object in chain(self.context['articles'], self.context['pages']):
             self._create_source(object, self.output_path)
-
-class LessCSSGenerator(Generator):
-    """Compile less css files."""
-
-    def _compile(self, less_file, source_dir, dest_dir):
-        base = os.path.relpath(less_file, source_dir)
-        target = os.path.splitext(
-                os.path.join(dest_dir, base))[0] + '.css'
-        target_dir = os.path.dirname(target)
-
-        if not os.path.exists(target_dir):
-            try:
-                os.makedirs(target_dir)
-            except OSError:
-                logger.error("Couldn't create the less css output folder in " +
-                        target_dir)
-
-        subprocess.call([self._lessc, less_file, target])
-        logger.info(u' [ok] compiled %s' % base)
-
-    def generate_output(self, writer=None):
-        logger.info(u' Compiling less css')
-
-        # store out compiler here, so it won't be evaulted on each run of
-        # _compile
-        lg = self.settings['LESS_GENERATOR']
-        self._lessc = lg if isinstance(lg, basestring) else 'lessc'
-
-        # walk static paths
-        for static_path in self.settings['STATIC_PATHS']:
-            for f in self.get_files(
-                    os.path.join(self.path, static_path),
-                    extensions=['less']):
-
-                self._compile(f, self.path, self.output_path)
-
-        # walk theme static paths
-        theme_output_path = os.path.join(self.output_path, 'theme')
-
-        for static_path in self.settings['THEME_STATIC_PATHS']:
-            theme_static_path = os.path.join(self.theme, static_path)
-            for f in self.get_files(
-                    theme_static_path,
-                    extensions=['less']):
-
-                self._compile(f, theme_static_path, theme_output_path)

pelican/settings.py

@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ _DEFAULT_CONFIG = {'PATH': '.',
                    'DEFAULT_STATUS': 'published',
                    'ARTICLE_PERMALINK_STRUCTURE': '',
                    'TYPOGRIFY': False,
-                   'LESS_GENERATOR': False,
                    'SUMMARY_MAX_LENGTH': 50,
                    'WEBASSETS': False,
                    'PLUGINS': [],