gemfile for non-rails project?

Question

i want to use the font-awesome icons for a website. it's a jekyll (ruby) project, so i thought about using the font-awesome-sass gem.

are gemfiles only for rails apps or am i missing something here?

the instructions for installation from the font-awesome website goes like this:

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'font-awesome-sass'

And then execute:
$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install font-awesome-sass

i have the font-awesome-sass gem installed.

how do i proceed?

Answer 1

Gems are not limited to Rails. Compass can use gems, but they need to follow certain conventions first. I looked over Font Awesome and could not find any indication that it can be used by Compass.

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