You will probably have to edit your messages/config.php file so it includes the contents of the module.
set the sourcepath part of the array to
'sourcePath' => dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '..',
And set the 'exclude' part to
'exclude' => array(
'.svn',
'.gitignore',
'/assets',
'/css',
'/images',
'/js',
'/yii',
'.htaccess',
'index.php',
'index-test.php'
)