Django-compressor and template inheritance

I use django-compressor with Django 1.2, and I set it up like this:

{% compress js %}<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ MEDIA_URL }}js/jquery-1.4.2.min.js"></script>{% block extra_compressed_js %}{% endblock %}{% endcompress %}{% block external_js %}{% endblock %}

And with my extra_compressed_js block I will often use the method you described, with {{ block.super }} to add more js through inheritance. It works for me without any trouble. One thing that you have to be careful about is that all the JS to compress needs to be available on the local filesystem. That's why I have a separate external_js block, for JS that comes from an outside source.

It sounds to me like something else is going on. Make sure your copy of compressor is up to date, and then check on your inheritance to make sure it's actually working correctly. One way to do this is by setting COMPRESS=False in your settings and making sure that all of the javascript that you want included actually shows up in the rendered template.

I don't know if this will work, but it seems worth a try:

First have these blocks in your base template:

{% compress js %}{% block js %}{% endblock %}{% endcompress %}{% compress css %}{% block css %}{% endblock %}{% endcompress %}

and then in a given child template:

{% block js %}{{ block.super }}<script type="text/javascript" src="/site_media/js/jquery.query-2.1.7.js">{% endblock %}

Always use block.super. Like I said, I don't know if it will work, but it might.