move message.txt generator out of wm.py (which was loaded with blender always), into it own py script which runs on its own, also added this to 'make translations' target.

GNUmakefile

@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ package_archive:
 # Other Targets
 #
 translations:
+	$(BUILD_DIR)/bin/blender --background --python po/update_msg.py
 	python3 po/update_pot.py
 	python3 po/update_po.py
 	python3 po/update_mo.py

po/update_mo.py

@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@ def main():
             process.wait()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("\n\n *** Running %r *** \n" % __file__)
     main()

po/update_msg.py

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# $Id:
+# ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# ***** END GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+
+# <pep8 compliant>
+
+# Write out messages.txt from blender
+
+# Execite:
+#   blender --background --python po/update_msg.py
+
+import os
+
+CURRENT_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+SOURCE_DIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, "..")))
+
+FILE_NAME_MESSAGES = os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, "messages.txt")
+
+
+def dump_messages():
+    import bpy
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Function definitions
+
+    def _putMessage(messages, msg):
+        if len(msg):
+            messages[msg] = True
+
+    def _walkProperties(properties, messages):
+        import bpy
+        for prop in properties:
+            _putMessage(messages, prop.name)
+            _putMessage(messages, prop.description)
+
+            if isinstance(prop, bpy.types.EnumProperty):
+                for item in prop.enum_items:
+                    _putMessage(messages, item.name)
+                    _putMessage(messages, item.description)
+
+    def _walkRNA(bl_rna, messages):
+        if bl_rna.name and bl_rna.name != bl_rna.identifier:
+            _putMessage(messages, bl_rna.name)
+
+        if bl_rna.description:
+            _putMessage(messages, bl_rna.description)
+
+        _walkProperties(bl_rna.properties, messages)
+
+    def _walkClass(cls, messages):
+        _walkRNA(cls.bl_rna, messages)
+
+    def _walk_keymap_hierarchy(hier, messages):
+        for lvl in hier:
+            _putMessage(messages, lvl[0])
+
+            if lvl[3]:
+                _walk_keymap_hierarchy(lvl[3], messages)
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Dump Messages
+
+    messages = {}
+
+    for cls in type(bpy.context).__base__.__subclasses__():
+        _walkClass(cls, messages)
+
+    for cls in bpy.types.Space.__subclasses__():
+        _walkClass(cls, messages)
+
+    for cls in bpy.types.Operator.__subclasses__():
+        _walkClass(cls, messages)
+
+    from bl_ui.space_userpref_keymap import KM_HIERARCHY
+
+    _walk_keymap_hierarchy(KM_HIERARCHY, messages)
+
+    message_file = open(FILE_NAME_MESSAGES, 'w')
+    message_file.writelines("\n".join(messages))
+    message_file.close()
+    print("Written %d messages to: %r" % (len(messages), FILE_NAME_MESSAGES))
+
+    # XXX. what is this supposed to do, we wrote the file already???
+    _walkClass(bpy.types.SpaceDopeSheetEditor, messages)
+
+    return {'FINISHED'}
+
+
+def main():
+
+    try:
+        import bpy
+    except ImportError:
+        print("This script must run from inside blender")
+        return
+
+    dump_messages()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("\n\n *** Running %r *** \n" % __file__)
+    main()

po/update_po.py

@@ -49,4 +49,5 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("\n\n *** Running %r *** \n" % __file__)
     main()

po/update_pot.py

@@ -92,4 +92,5 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("\n\n *** Running %r *** \n" % __file__)
     main()

release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/wm.py

@@ -1144,67 +1144,6 @@ class WM_OT_sysinfo(Operator):
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
 
-class WM_OT_get_messages(Operator):
-    bl_idname = "wm.get_messages"
-    bl_label = "Get Messages"
-
-    def _putMessage(self, messages, msg):
-        if len(msg):
-            messages[msg] = True
-
-    def _walkProperties(self, properties, messages):
-        for prop in properties:
-            self._putMessage(messages, prop.name)
-            self._putMessage(messages, prop.description)
-
-            if isinstance(prop, bpy.types.EnumProperty):
-                for item in prop.enum_items:
-                    self._putMessage(messages, item.name)
-                    self._putMessage(messages, item.description)
-
-    def _walkRNA(self, bl_rna, messages):
-        if bl_rna.name and bl_rna.name != bl_rna.identifier:
-            self._putMessage(messages, bl_rna.name)
-
-        if bl_rna.description:
-            self._putMessage(messages, bl_rna.description)
-
-        self._walkProperties(bl_rna.properties, messages)
-
-    def _walkClass(self, cls, messages):
-        self._walkRNA(cls.bl_rna, messages)
-
-    def _walk_keymap_hierarchy(self, hier, messages):
-        for lvl in hier:
-            self._putMessage(messages, lvl[0])
-
-            if lvl[3]:
-                self._walk_keymap_hierarchy(lvl[3], messages)
-
-    def execute(self, context):
-        messages = {}
-
-        for cls in type(bpy.context).__base__.__subclasses__():
-            self._walkClass(cls, messages)
-
-        for cls in bpy.types.Space.__subclasses__():
-            self._walkClass(cls, messages)
-
-        for cls in bpy.types.Operator.__subclasses__():
-            self._walkClass(cls, messages)
-
-        from bl_ui.space_userpref_keymap import KM_HIERARCHY
-
-        self._walk_keymap_hierarchy(KM_HIERARCHY, messages)
-
-        text = bpy.data.texts.new(name="messages.txt")
-        for message in messages:
-            text.write(message + "\n")
-        self._walkClass(bpy.types.SpaceDopeSheetEditor, messages)
-
-        return {'FINISHED'}
-
-
 class WM_OT_copy_prev_settings(Operator):
     '''Copy settings from previous version'''
     bl_idname = "wm.copy_prev_settings"