diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index bb44d43e..cb8bc5ad 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PATH
   specs:
     compass (0.11.beta.7.fec367d)
       chunky_png (~> 1.1.0)
-      fssm (~> 0.2)
+      fssm (>= 0.2.7)
       sass (>= 3.1.0.alpha.249)
 
 GEM
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ GEM
     erubis (2.6.6)
       abstract (>= 1.0.0)
     eventmachine (0.12.10)
-    fssm (0.2.6.1)
+    fssm (0.2.7)
     gherkin (2.2.9)
       json (~> 1.4.6)
       term-ansicolor (~> 1.0.5)
diff --git a/compass.gemspec b/compass.gemspec
index bd561598..539aabca 100644
--- a/compass.gemspec
+++ b/compass.gemspec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gemspec|
 
   gemspec.add_dependency 'sass', '>= 3.1.0.alpha.249'
   gemspec.add_dependency 'chunky_png', '~> 1.1.0'
-  gemspec.add_dependency 'fssm', '~> 0.2'
+  gemspec.add_dependency 'fssm', '>= 0.2.7'
 
   gemspec.files = %w(README.markdown LICENSE.markdown VERSION.yml Rakefile)
   gemspec.files += Dir.glob("bin/*")
diff --git a/doc-src/Gemfile b/doc-src/Gemfile
index 5ad23a24..1b09d7ac 100644
--- a/doc-src/Gemfile
+++ b/doc-src/Gemfile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ gem 'serve', "1.0.0"
 gem 'nokogiri'
 gem 'coderay'
 gem 'sass', ">= 3.1.0.alpha.249"
-gem 'fssm', '0.1.2'
 gem 'haml', ">= 3.1.0.alpha.36"
 gem 'rake'
 gem 'compass', :path => ".."
@@ -18,4 +17,5 @@ gem 'css-slideshow', "0.2.0"
 gem 'json'
 gem 'css_parser', "1.0.1"
 gem 'ruby-prof'
+gem 'rb-fsevent'
 
diff --git a/doc-src/Gemfile.lock b/doc-src/Gemfile.lock
index 1355f1a0..46916319 100644
--- a/doc-src/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/doc-src/Gemfile.lock
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: ..
   specs:
-    compass (0.11.beta.6.7c5f831)
+    compass (0.11.beta.7.f4ac295)
       chunky_png (~> 1.1.0)
+      fssm (>= 0.2.7)
       sass (>= 3.1.0.alpha.249)
 
 GEM
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ GEM
     css-slideshow (0.2.0)
       compass (>= 0.10.0.rc3)
     css_parser (1.0.1)
-    fssm (0.1.2)
+    fssm (0.2.7)
     haml (3.1.0.alpha.147)
     i18n (0.4.2)
     json (1.5.1)
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ GEM
     nokogiri (1.4.4)
     rack (1.2.2)
     rake (0.8.7)
+    rb-fsevent (0.4.0)
     rdiscount (1.6.8)
     ruby-prof (0.9.2)
     sass (3.1.0.alpha.252)
@@ -52,7 +54,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   compass-susy-plugin (>= 0.7.0.pre8)
   css-slideshow (= 0.2.0)
   css_parser (= 1.0.1)
-  fssm (= 0.1.2)
   haml (>= 3.1.0.alpha.36)
   json
   mime-types
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   nokogiri
   rack
   rake
+  rb-fsevent
   rdiscount
   ruby-prof
   sass (>= 3.1.0.alpha.249)
diff --git a/lib/compass/commands/update_project.rb b/lib/compass/commands/update_project.rb
index 7ce101f2..c451db1d 100644
--- a/lib/compass/commands/update_project.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/commands/update_project.rb
@@ -49,17 +49,20 @@ module Compass
       end
 
       def new_compiler_instance(additional_options = {})
-        compiler_opts = Compass.sass_engine_options
-        compiler_opts.merge!(:force => options[:force],
-                             :sass_files => explicit_sass_files,
-                             :dry_run => options[:dry_run])
-        compiler_opts[:quiet] = options[:quiet] if options[:quiet]
-        compiler_opts[:time] = options[:time] if options[:time]
-        compiler_opts.merge!(additional_options)
+        @compiler_opts ||= begin
+          compiler_opts = Compass.sass_engine_options
+          compiler_opts.merge!(:force => options[:force],
+                               :sass_files => explicit_sass_files,
+                               :dry_run => options[:dry_run])
+          compiler_opts[:quiet] = options[:quiet] if options[:quiet]
+          compiler_opts[:time] = options[:time] if options[:time]
+          compiler_opts
+        end
+
         Compass::Compiler.new(working_path,
           Compass.configuration.sass_path,
           Compass.configuration.css_path,
-          compiler_opts)
+          @compiler_opts.merge(additional_options))
       end
 
       def explicit_sass_files
diff --git a/lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb b/lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb
index 1a3fd66c..4fcaea8e 100644
--- a/lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb
@@ -24,23 +24,62 @@ module Compass
 
       end
     end
+    module MemoryDebugger
+      def report_on_instances(type, options = {})
+        @@runs ||= 0
+        @@runs += 1
+        @@object_id_tracker ||= {}
+        @@object_id_tracker[type] ||= []
+        GC.start
+        sleep options.fetch(:gc_pause, 1)
+        count = ObjectSpace.each_object(type) do |obj|
+          if @@runs > 2
+            if options.fetch(:verbose, true) && !@@object_id_tracker[type].include?(obj.object_id)
+              begin
+                puts obj.inspect
+              rescue
+              end
+              puts "#{obj.class.name}:#{obj.object_id}"
+            end
+          end
+          @@object_id_tracker[type] << obj.object_id
+        end
+        puts "#{type}: #{count} instances."
+      end
+    end
     class WatchProject < UpdateProject
 
       register :watch
 
       attr_accessor :last_update_time, :last_sass_files
 
+      include MemoryDebugger
+
       def perform
         Signal.trap("INT") do
           puts ""
           exit 0
         end
 
+        unless Compass.sass_engine_options[:cache_store]
+          @memory_cache = Sass::CacheStores::Memory.new
+          Compass.configuration.sass_options ||= {}
+          Sass::CacheStores::Chain.new(
+            @memory_cache,
+            Sass::CacheStores::Filesystem.new(
+              Compass.sass_engine_options[:cache_location] ||
+              Sass::Engine::DEFAULT_OPTIONS[:cache_location]
+            )
+          )
+
+        end
+
         check_for_sass_files!(new_compiler_instance)
         recompile
 
         require 'fssm'
 
+
         if options[:poll]
           require "fssm/backends/polling"
           # have to silence the ruby warning about chaning a constant.
@@ -98,11 +137,13 @@ module Compass
       end
 
       def recompile(base = nil, relative = nil)
+        @memory_cache.reset! if @memory_cache
         compiler = new_compiler_instance(:quiet => true)
         if file = compiler.out_of_date?
           begin
-            puts ">>> Change detected to: #{file}"
+            puts ">>> Change detected to: #{relative}"
             compiler.run
+            # report_on_instances(Sass::Importers::Base, :verbose => false)
           rescue StandardError => e
             ::Compass::Exec::Helpers.report_error(e, options)
           end
diff --git a/lib/compass/compiler.rb b/lib/compass/compiler.rb
index d8a24fcf..a611f6ef 100644
--- a/lib/compass/compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/compiler.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ module Compass
       self.options = options
       self.options[:cache_location] ||= determine_cache_location
       Compass.configure_sass_plugin!
-      self.importer = Sass::Importers::Filesystem.new(from)
+
+      self.options[:importer] = self.importer = Sass::Importers::Filesystem.new(from)
       self.staleness_checker = Sass::Plugin::StalenessChecker.new(options)
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/gradient_support.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/gradient_support.rb
index 6c508e86..d5070468 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/gradient_support.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/gradient_support.rb
@@ -33,82 +33,109 @@ module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::GradientSupport
     end
   end
 
-  class RadialGradient < Sass::Script::Literal
-    attr_accessor :position_or_angle, :shape_and_size, :color_stops
-    def children
-      [color_stops, position_or_angle, shape_and_size].compact
+  module Gradient
+
+    def self.included(base)
+      base.extend ClassMethods
     end
-    def initialize(position_or_angle, shape_and_size, color_stops)
-      unless color_stops.value.size >= 2
-        raise Sass::SyntaxError, "At least two color stops are required for a radial-gradient"
+
+    module ClassMethods
+      def standardized_prefix(prefix)
+        class_eval %Q{
+          def to_#{prefix}(options = self.options)
+            Sass::Script::String.new("-#{prefix}-\#{to_s(options)}")
+          end
+        }
       end
-      self.position_or_angle = position_or_angle
-      self.shape_and_size = shape_and_size
-      self.color_stops = color_stops
     end
+
     def inspect
       to_s
     end
+
+    def supports?(aspect)
+      GRADIENT_ASPECTS.include?(aspect)
+    end
+
+    def has_aspect?
+      true
+    end
+
+    def angle?(value)
+      value.is_a?(Sass::Script::Number) && value.numerator_units.size == 1 && value.numerator_units.first == "deg" && value.denominator_units.empty?
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  class RadialGradient < Sass::Script::Literal
+    include Gradient
+
+    attr_accessor :position, :shape_and_size, :color_stops
+
+    def children
+      [color_stops, position, shape_and_size].compact
+    end
+
+    def initialize(position, shape_and_size, color_stops)
+      unless color_stops.value.size >= 2
+        raise Sass::SyntaxError, "At least two color stops are required for a radial-gradient"
+      end
+      if angle?(position)
+        raise Sass::SyntaxError, "CSS no longer allows angles in radial-gradients."
+      end
+      self.position = position
+      self.shape_and_size = shape_and_size
+      self.color_stops = color_stops
+    end
+
     def to_s(options = self.options)
       s = "radial-gradient("
-      s << position_or_angle.to_s(options) << ", " if position_or_angle
+      s << position.to_s(options) << ", " if position
       s << shape_and_size.to_s(options) << ", " if shape_and_size
       s << color_stops.to_s(options)
       s << ")"
     end
-    def supports?(aspect)
-      if aspect == "svg"
-        if position_or_angle.nil? || is_position(position_or_angle).to_bool || is_position_list(position_or_angle).to_bool
-          true
-        else
-          Compass::Util.compass_warn("Warning: Angle-based gradients are not yet supported in SVG. Found: #{position_or_angle}")
-          false
-        end
-      else
-        GRADIENT_ASPECTS.include?(aspect)
-      end
-    end
-    def has_aspect?
-      true
-    end
-    def to_webkit(options = self.options)
-      Sass::Script::String.new("-webkit-#{to_s(options)}")
-    end
+    
+    standardized_prefix :webkit
+    standardized_prefix :moz
+    standardized_prefix :o
+    
     def to_owg(options = self.options)
       args = [
-        grad_point(position_or_angle || _center_position),
+        grad_point(position || _center_position),
         Sass::Script::String.new("0"),
-        grad_point(position_or_angle || _center_position),
+        grad_point(position || _center_position),
         grad_end_position(color_stops, Sass::Script::Bool.new(true)),
         grad_color_stops(color_stops)
       ]
       args.each {|a| a.options = options}
       Sass::Script::String.new("-webkit-gradient(radial, #{args.join(', ')})")
     end
-    def to_moz(options = self.options)
-      Sass::Script::String.new("-moz-#{to_s(options)}")
-    end
-    def to_o(options = self.options)
-      Sass::Script::String.new("-o-#{to_s(options)}")
-    end
+
     def to_svg(options = self.options)
       # XXX Add shape support if possible
-      radial_svg_gradient(color_stops, position_or_angle || _center_position)
+      radial_svg_gradient(color_stops, position || _center_position)
     end
+
     def to_pie(options = self.options)
       Compass::Logger.new.record(:warning, "PIE does not support radial-gradient.")
       Sass::Script::String.new("-pie-radial-gradient(unsupported)")
     end
+
     def to_css2(options = self.options)
       Sass::Script::String.new("")
     end
   end
 
   class LinearGradient < Sass::Script::Literal
+    include Gradient
+
     attr_accessor :color_stops, :position_or_angle
+
     def children
       [color_stops, position_or_angle].compact
     end
+
     def initialize(position_or_angle, color_stops)
       unless color_stops.value.size >= 2
         raise Sass::SyntaxError, "At least two color stops are required for a linear-gradient"
@@ -116,24 +143,18 @@ module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::GradientSupport
       self.position_or_angle = position_or_angle
       self.color_stops = color_stops
     end
-    def inspect
-      to_s
-    end
+
     def to_s(options = self.options)
       s = "linear-gradient("
       s << position_or_angle.to_s(options) << ", " if position_or_angle
       s << color_stops.to_s(options)
       s << ")"
     end
-    def supports?(aspect)
-      GRADIENT_ASPECTS.include?(aspect)
-    end
-    def has_aspect?
-      true
-    end
-    def to_webkit(options = self.options)
-      Sass::Script::String.new("-webkit-#{to_s(options)}")
-    end
+
+    standardized_prefix :webkit
+    standardized_prefix :moz
+    standardized_prefix :o
+    
     # Output the original webkit gradient syntax
     def to_owg(options = self.options)
       args = []
@@ -143,20 +164,17 @@ module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::GradientSupport
       args.each{|a| a.options = options}
       Sass::Script::String.new("-webkit-gradient(linear, #{args.join(', ')})")
     end
-    def to_moz(options = self.options)
-      Sass::Script::String.new("-moz-#{to_s(options)}")
-    end
-    def to_o(options = self.options)
-      Sass::Script::String.new("-o-#{to_s(options)}")
-    end
+
     def to_svg(options = self.options)
       linear_svg_gradient(color_stops, position_or_angle || Sass::Script::String.new("top"))
     end
+
     def to_pie(options = self.options)
       # PIE just uses the standard rep, but the property is prefixed so
       # the presence of this attribute helps flag when to render a special rule.
       Sass::Script::String.new to_s(options)
     end
+
     def to_css2(options = self.options)
       Sass::Script::String.new("")
     end
@@ -437,10 +455,6 @@ module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::GradientSupport
       end
     end
     
-    def angle?
-      position_or_angle.is_a?(Sass::Script::Number) && position_or_angle.numerator_units == ["deg"] && position_or_angle.denominator_units.empty?
-    end
-
     def linear_svg(color_stops, x1, y1, x2, y2)
       transform = ''
       if angle?
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb
index 12bfd9d4..c0c5dc21 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb
@@ -49,5 +49,14 @@ module Compass
     def to_s
       ""
     end
+
+    def hash
+      self.class.name.hash
+    end
+
+    def eql?(other)
+      other.class == self.class
+    end
+
   end
 end