static files are not being generated.

[kirmola]

I am using latest version of django-distill. Whenever I use command: python .\manage.py distill-local --force --collectstatic, I can't see generated static folder. my static root settings. STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR/"static". What I want is the static folder to appear in folder setted in DISTILL_DIR.

[meeb]

Does your static directory get generated correctly if you use the standard ./manage.py collectstatic command?

[kirmola]

Does your static directory get generated correctly if you use the standard ./manage.py collectstatic command?

Yes, this directory is generated correctly. Also, I am on the latest version of django. Is it possible that this is causing the issue

[kirmola]

@meeb Looks like I've got a solution for where I was going wrong. I have had a sitemap url which was throwing an error. I am still unable to generate a sitemap though but now static files are properly being copied.

Only if you could give me solution for automatic sitemap generation...... It will be appreciated.

[meeb]

What error is being generated when you try and distill your sitemap?

[kirmola]

Just this CommandError: Failed to render view "/sitemap.xml": sitemap.xml

This is sitemap url distill_path('sitemap.xml', views.sitemap, name='sitemap', distill_file="sitemap.xml"),

[meeb]

OK... that means that the "error" being raised is somehow "sitemap.xml" by your view, so I guess you have something weird in your views.sitemap function?

[kirmola]

I just used django's default sitemap framework and I don't know what is going on

[meeb]

There are tests in django-distill that work and render a static sitemap. Take a look in https://github.com/meeb/django-distill/blob/0e6a4367063ce032546b34097e12095b3b519ff8/tests/urls.py for a working implementation example. It's pretty much just this (as an example, edit as needed):

from django.contrib.sitemaps import Sitemap
from django.contrib.sitemaps.views import sitemap

class SomeSitemap(Sitemap):

    priority = 0.5
    changefreq = 'daily'

    def items(self):
        return [some, iterable, of, objects]

    def location(self, item):
        return reverse(item)

sitemap_dict = {
    'static': SomeSitemap,
}

urlpatterns = [
    distill_path('sitemap.xml',
        sitemap,
        {'sitemaps': sitemap_dict},
        name='sitemap'
    )
]

This is documented thoroughly at https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/ref/contrib/sitemaps/

I don't think your sitemap is set up correctly at first glance.

[kirmola]

I worked around some other solution other than django's default sitemap and got it working. Thankyou for your quick support