Fixed #5978 -- Gave `LOCALE_PATHS` a default setting of an empty tuple and removed some code that was checking for its existance in settings before accessing it.

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@6701 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37

django/bin/compile-messages.py

@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ except NameError:
 
 
 def compile_messages(locale=None):
-    basedirs = [os.path.join('conf', 'locale'), 'locale']
+    basedirs = (os.path.join('conf', 'locale'), 'locale')
     if os.environ.get('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'):
         from django.conf import settings
-        if hasattr(settings, 'LOCALE_PATHS'):
         basedirs += settings.LOCALE_PATHS
 
     # Gather existing directories.

django/conf/global_settings.py

@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ LANGUAGES_BIDI = ("he", "ar", "fa")
 # to load the internationalization machinery.
 USE_I18N = True
 
+LOCALE_PATHS = ()
+
 # Not-necessarily-technical managers of the site. They get broken link
 # notifications and other various e-mails.
 MANAGERS = ADMINS

django/utils/translation/trans_real.py

@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ def translation(language):
                     res.merge(t)
             return res
 
-        if hasattr(settings, 'LOCALE_PATHS'):
         for localepath in settings.LOCALE_PATHS:
             if os.path.isdir(localepath):
                 res = _merge(localepath)

docs/settings.txt

@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ LOCALE_PATHS
 
 Default: ``()`` (Empty tuple)
 
-A list of directories where Django looks for translation files.
+A tuple of directories where Django looks for translation files.
 See the `internationalization docs section`_ explaining the variable and the
 default behavior.