The asset pipeline is enabled by default. It can be disabled in config/application.rb by putting this line inside the application class definition:
config.assets.enabled = false |
You can also disable the asset pipeline while creating a new application by passing the --skip-sprockets option.
rails new appname --skip-sprockets |
You should use the defaults for all new applications unless you have a specific reason to avoid the asset pipeline.
Have you tried either of these?