Q:

"rake assets:precompile" gives punc error

I'm trying to precompile my assets for production, but rails doesn't seem to be cooperating. 
$ bundle exec rake assets:precompile
/home/drderp/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/ruby /home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/bin/rake assets:precompile:all RAILS_ENV=production RAILS_GROUPS=assets
rake aborted! 
Unexpected token punc, expected punc (line: 213, col: 13, pos: 5986)

Error
    at new JS_Parse_Error (<eval>:1720:22)
    at js_error (<eval>:1728:15)
    at croak (<eval>:2189:17)
    at token_error (<eval>:2196:17)
    at expect_token (<eval>:2209:17)
    at Object.expect (<eval>:2212:40)
    at Object.1 (<eval>:2763:38)
    at prog1 (<eval>:2770:28)
    at <eval>:2560:51
    at maybe_unary (<eval>:2665:27)
  (in /home/drderp/projects/p/app/assets/javascripts/application.js)

Tasks: TOP => assets:precompile:primary
(See full trace by running task with --trace)
rake aborted! 
Command failed with status (1): [/home/drderp/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p194/b...]

Tasks: TOP => assets:precompile
(See full trace by running task with --trace)

This is the entire contents of application.js:
// This is a manifest file that'll be compiled into application.js, which will include all the files
// listed below. 
//
// Any JavaScript/Coffee file within this directory, lib/assets/javascripts, vendor/assets/javascripts,
// or vendor/assets/javascripts of plugins, if any, can be referenced here using a relative path. 
//
// It's not advisable to add code directly here, but if you do, it'll appear at the bottom of the
// the compiled file. 
//
// Since javascript, no matter what order you load it in, executes in different order, it doesn't
// matter
//
// WARNING: THE FIRST BLANK LINE MARKS THE END OF WHAT'S TO BE PROCESSED, ANY BLANK LINE SHOULD
// GO AFTER THE REQUIRES BELOW. 
//
//= require jquery

Rails version 3.2.8, running on Ruby 1.9.3. 
edit:
Here's bundle exec rake assets:precompile --trace, as requested:
$ bundle exec rake assets:precompile --trace
** Invoke assets:precompile (first_time)
** Execute assets:precompile
/home/drderp/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/ruby /home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/bin/rake assets:precompile:all RAILS_ENV=production RAILS_GROUPS=assets --trace
** Invoke assets:precompile:all (first_time)
** Execute assets:precompile:all
** Invoke assets:precompile:primary (first_time)
** Invoke assets:environment (first_time)
** Execute assets:environment
** Invoke environment (first_time)
** Execute environment
** Invoke tmp:cache:clear (first_time)
** Execute tmp:cache:clear
** Execute assets:precompile:primary
rake aborted! 
Unexpected token punc, expected punc (line: 213, col: 13, pos: 5986)

Error
    at new JS_Parse_Error (<eval>:1720:22)
    at js_error (<eval>:1728:15)
    at croak (<eval>:2189:17)
    at token_error (<eval>:2196:17)
    at expect_token (<eval>:2209:17)
    at Object.expect (<eval>:2212:40)
    at Object.1 (<eval>:2763:38)
    at prog1 (<eval>:2770:28)
    at <eval>:2560:51
    at maybe_unary (<eval>:2665:27)
  (in /home/drderp/projects/p/app/assets/javascripts/application.js)
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/execjs-1.4.0/lib/execjs/ruby_racer_runtime.rb:34:in `rescue in block in eval'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/execjs-1.4.0/lib/execjs/ruby_racer_runtime.rb:28:in `block in eval'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/execjs-1.4.0/lib/execjs/ruby_racer_runtime.rb:80:in `block in lock'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/therubyracer-0.10.2/lib/v8/c/locker.rb:13:in `Locker'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/execjs-1.4.0/lib/execjs/ruby_racer_runtime.rb:78:in `lock'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/execjs-1.4.0/lib/execjs/ruby_racer_runtime.rb:27:in `eval'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/execjs-1.4.0/lib/execjs/ruby_racer_runtime.rb:19:in `exec'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/uglifier-1.3.0/lib/uglifier.rb:100:in `compile'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/actionpack-3.2.8/lib/sprockets/compressors.rb:74:in `compress'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/processing.rb:265:in `block in js_compressor='
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/processor.rb:29:in `call'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/processor.rb:29:in `evaluate'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/tilt-1.3.3/lib/tilt/template.rb:76:in `render'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/context.rb:177:in `block in evaluate'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/context.rb:174:in `each'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/context.rb:174:in `evaluate'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/bundled_asset.rb:26:in `initialize'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/base.rb:244:in `new'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/base.rb:244:in `build_asset'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/index.rb:89:in `block in build_asset'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/caching.rb:19:in `cache_asset'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/index.rb:88:in `build_asset'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/base.rb:163:in `find_asset'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/index.rb:56:in `find_asset'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/actionpack-3.2.8/lib/sprockets/static_compiler.rb:23:in `block in compile'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/base.rb:212:in `block in each_logical_path'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/base.rb:200:in `block (2 levels) in each_file'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/base.rb:190:in `each'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/base.rb:190:in `each_entry'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/base.rb:198:in `block in each_file'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/base.rb:197:in `each'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/base.rb:197:in `each_file'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/sprockets-2.1.3/lib/sprockets/base.rb:210:in `each_logical_path'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/actionpack-3.2.8/lib/sprockets/static_compiler.rb:18:in `compile'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/actionpack-3.2.8/lib/sprockets/assets.rake:56:in `internal_precompile'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/actionpack-3.2.8/lib/sprockets/assets.rake:70:in `block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:205:in `call'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:205:in `block in execute'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:200:in `each'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:200:in `execute'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:158:in `block in invoke_with_call_chain'
/home/drderp/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p194/lib/ruby/1.9.1/monitor.rb:211:in `mon_synchronize'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:151:in `invoke_with_call_chain'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:144:in `invoke'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/actionpack-3.2.8/lib/sprockets/assets.rake:60:in `block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:205:in `call'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:205:in `block in execute'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:200:in `each'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:200:in `execute'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:158:in `block in invoke_with_call_chain'
/home/drderp/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p194/lib/ruby/1.9.1/monitor.rb:211:in `mon_synchronize'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:151:in `invoke_with_call_chain'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:144:in `invoke'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:116:in `invoke_task'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:94:in `block (2 levels) in top_level'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:94:in `each'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:94:in `block in top_level'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:133:in `standard_exception_handling'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:88:in `top_level'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:66:in `block in run'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:133:in `standard_exception_handling'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:63:in `run'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/bin/rake:33:in `<top (required)>'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/bin/rake:19:in `load'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/bin/rake:19:in `<main>'
Tasks: TOP => assets:precompile:primary
rake aborted! 
Command failed with status (1): [/home/drderp/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p194/b...]
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/file_utils.rb:53:in `block in create_shell_runner'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/file_utils.rb:45:in `call'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/file_utils.rb:45:in `sh'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/file_utils_ext.rb:39:in `sh'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/file_utils.rb:80:in `ruby'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/file_utils_ext.rb:39:in `ruby'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/actionpack-3.2.8/lib/sprockets/assets.rake:12:in `ruby_rake_task'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/actionpack-3.2.8/lib/sprockets/assets.rake:21:in `invoke_or_reboot_rake_task'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/gems/actionpack-3.2.8/lib/sprockets/assets.rake:29:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:205:in `call'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:205:in `block in execute'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:200:in `each'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:200:in `execute'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:158:in `block in invoke_with_call_chain'
/home/drderp/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p194/lib/ruby/1.9.1/monitor.rb:211:in `mon_synchronize'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:151:in `invoke_with_call_chain'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/task.rb:144:in `invoke'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:116:in `invoke_task'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:94:in `block (2 levels) in top_level'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:94:in `each'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:94:in `block in top_level'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:133:in `standard_exception_handling'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:88:in `top_level'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:66:in `block in run'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:133:in `standard_exception_handling'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/lib/rake/application.rb:63:in `run'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/gems/rake-0.9.2.2/bin/rake:33:in `<top (required)>'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/bin/rake:19:in `load'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194@global/bin/rake:19:in `<main>'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/ruby_noexec_wrapper:14:in `eval'
/home/drderp/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/ruby_noexec_wrapper:14:in `<main>'
Tasks: TOP => assets:precompile

A:

A more universal way to find the problem in js-assets:
Run rails console and:
JS_PATH = "app/assets/javascripts/**/*.js"; 
Dir[JS_PATH].each do |file_name|
  puts "\n#{file_name}"
  puts Uglifier.compile(File.read(file_name))
end

A:

I had this same problem.  Open your Javascript console in the browser and see where there is an error.  I suspect (because it was the solution to my problem), that one of your JS files has an error and it is most likely whatever JS you wrote that used a ">" symbol. 
Good luck error hunting. 

A:

In my case, I was using es6 syntax ()=>{...} in js file. 
Replacing it with function(){...} fixed the problem.