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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T00:34:18+00:00 2026-05-28T00:34:18+00:00

./manage.py compilemessages throws this error: sh: msgfmt: command not found I am running Mac

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./manage.py compilemessages 

throws this error:

sh: msgfmt: command not found

I am running Mac OS 10.7, and I can’t find the download path for the msgfmt program. Is there any way to resolve this problem?

Thanks in advance!

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    2026-05-28T00:34:19+00:00Added an answer on May 28, 2026 at 12:34 am

    [update] TLDR; as Dogukan commented: Mac OS Maverics brew install gettext; brew link gettext --force worked for me.

    [update] user Lajarre reported: as of today (March 2014), I had to do brew install msgpack.

    You need GNU gettext and gettext-tools.

    If you use fink, try:

    sudo fink install gettext-tools
    

    You may need to add /sw/bin/ to your PATH if it is not there yet.

    If you don’t use fink, try brew:

    brew install gettext
    brew link gettext
    

    [update] removed sudo call from the brew example as suggested by Dave and Jason.

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