Cookiecutter-django: CommandError: Can't find msgfmt. Make sure you have GNU gettext tools 0.15 or newer installed.

[vladimirmyshkovski]

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• What is the current behavior?

sudo docker-compose -f local.yml run django python manage.py compilemessages

CommandError: Can't find msgfmt. Make sure you have GNU gettext tools 0.15 or newer installed.

But in OS gettext and msgfmt already installed..

• If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce and if possible a minimal demo of the problem

This happens in any cookieecutter-django project, where I try to use gettext

• What is the expected behavior?

I want to create files in the locale folder in the languages I have chosen.

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[webyneter]

You're using Docker, hence, gettrxt must be installed in the django services Dockerfile.

[sfdye]

Add gettext and msgfmt to your compose/local/django/Dockerfile and re-build the image.

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
gettext \

[vladimirmyshkovski]

@sfdye
E: Unable to locate package msgfmt

[sfdye]

@narnikgamarnikus

which msgfmt

It should be installed already.