title: SASS Global Variables + Rails 3.1
body: <p>I am using Rails 3.1RC4 with default SASS setup. I have the following files</p>
  
  <p><strong>application.css.scss</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>/*
   * This is a manifest file that'll automatically include all the stylesheets available in this directory
   * and any sub-directories. You're free to add application-wide styles to this file and they'll appear at
   * the top of the compiled file, but it's generally better to create a new file per style scope.
   *= require_self
   *= require_tree . 
  */
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>_variables.css.scss</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>$var1 : somevalue;
  ...
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>site_layout.css.scss</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>@import "variables";
  ... Some Sass Code
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But I can't access the variables defined in _variables.css.scss in site_layout. What am I doing wrong? Rails is apparently finding the variables file since it doesn't throw a "file not found" error, which it does if I change the import filename. Still the vars are not carried over.</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>