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16629	STATIC_ROOT should not be required by {% static %} when using development server	Ben Davis	nobody	"The development server uses its own views for serving static files directly, instead of from STATIC_ROOT, so the STATIC_ROOT setting should not be required under a development environment. One can normally get by without STATIC_ROOT as long as STATIC_URL is used. However, when using the {% static %} template tag, the following exception is raised:

{{{
Caught ImproperlyConfigured while rendering: You're using the staticfiles app without having set the STATIC_ROOT setting
}}}

Full traceback:
{{{
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/core/handlers/base.py"" in get_response
  136.                     response = response.render()
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/response.py"" in render
  112.             self._set_content(self.rendered_content)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/response.py"" in rendered_content
  89.         content = template.render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/base.py"" in render
  122.             return self._render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/base.py"" in _render
  116.         return self.nodelist.render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/base.py"" in render
  745.                 bits.append(self.render_node(node, context))
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/debug.py"" in render_node
  72.             result = node.render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/loader_tags.py"" in render
  125.         return compiled_parent._render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/base.py"" in _render
  116.         return self.nodelist.render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/base.py"" in render
  745.                 bits.append(self.render_node(node, context))
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/debug.py"" in render_node
  72.             result = node.render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/loader_tags.py"" in render
  125.         return compiled_parent._render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/base.py"" in _render
  116.         return self.nodelist.render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/base.py"" in render
  745.                 bits.append(self.render_node(node, context))
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/debug.py"" in render_node
  72.             result = node.render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/loader_tags.py"" in render
  62.             result = block.nodelist.render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/base.py"" in render
  745.                 bits.append(self.render_node(node, context))
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/debug.py"" in render_node
  72.             result = node.render(context)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/template/base.py"" in render
  886.                     return func(*func_args)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/contrib/staticfiles/templatetags/staticfiles.py"" in static
  13.     return staticfiles_storage.url(path)
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/utils/functional.py"" in inner
  172.             self._setup()
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py"" in _setup
  205.         self._wrapped = get_storage_class(settings.STATICFILES_STORAGE)()
File ""/home/ben/Projects/SavidWorks/.testenv/src/django/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py"" in __init__
  34.             raise ImproperlyConfigured(""You're using the staticfiles app ""

Exception Type: TemplateSyntaxError at /admin/
Exception Value: Caught ImproperlyConfigured while rendering: You're using the staticfiles app without having set the STATIC_ROOT setting.
}}}"	Bug	closed	contrib.staticfiles	dev	Normal	fixed		bendavis78@…	Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0