id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
19718	manage.py makemessages anlalyses lib/python in virtualenv	g1234@…	nobody	"When working with virtualenv to develop django application there is the lib subdirectory under the project root with the whole django installation.

python manage.py makemessages --all

will recurse into all subdirectories under the project root and also into the lib subdirectory. Because of this it will try to generate .po files for all messages in the whole django installation, not only in the project or app developed.

It takes very long to generate all those messages, even worse it breaks the run because of errormesseges from makemessages. Also it makes very big .po files with alot of messages to translate.

It at least should be optional to scan apps outside the project.

Workaround: Move the lib and the local subdirectories out of the way before running ./manage.py makemessages. For example mv lib ..; mv local ..; But then the hole django installation is not working any more. This workaround is working only if the developing computer has also a python and django installation in the /usr path which than can do the makemessages. Probably that is a different version of python and/or django than the one in the virtualenv."	Bug	closed	Core (Management commands)	dev	Normal	invalid	makemessages virtualenv		Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0