title: How can I use compass inline-image helper with an image url that is not relative?
body: <h1>Problem</h1>
  
  <p>How can I use compass <strong><a href="http://compass-style.org/reference/compass/helpers/inline-data/" rel="nofollow">inline-image helper</a></strong> with an image url that is <em>not</em> relative?</p>
  
  <h2>config.rb</h2>
  
  <pre><code>relative_assets = false
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I also tried commenting that out completely</p>
  
  <h2>This code works</h2>
  
  <p><strong>hdr-main.png</strong> lives in the <strong>/test/images/</strong> on my local Server.</p>
  
  <pre><code>.test{
  $image:"hdr-main.png";
  background: inline-image($image);
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <h2>This code does <em>not</em> work</h2>
  
  <pre><code>.test{
  $image:"http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/global/header/hdr-main.png";
  background: inline-image($image);
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <h2>Displays this error</h2>
  
  <pre><code>Compass was unable to compile one or more files in the project:
  File not found or cannot be read: /Users/myname/test/images/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/global/header/hdr-main.png
  </code></pre>