<p>After modifying the <code>.less</code> files in /lib/, you'll need to recompile them in order to regenerate the bootstrap-*.*.*.css and bootstrap-*.*.*.min.css files. If you're submitting a pull request to GitHub, you must always recompile.</p>
<h3>Ways to compile</h3>
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<td>Node with makefile</td>
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<td>Javascript</td>
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<p><ahref="http://lesscss.org/">Download the latest Less.js</a> and include the path to it (and your Bootstrap code) in the <code>head</code>.</p>
<p>To recompile the .less files, just save them and reload your page. Less.js compiles them and stores them in local storage.</p>
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<td>Less Mac app</td>
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<p><ahref="http://incident57.com/less/">The unofficial Mac app</a> watches directories of .less files and compiles the code to local files after every save of a watched .less file.</p>
<p>If you like, you can toggle preferences in the app for automatic minifying and which directory the compiled files end up in.</p>