Loading nodelets built in different workspaces to a single manager
Hi, I'm working on a project with Ubuntu 16.04 and `kinetic` where I have two `catkin` workspaces: one for building the `iai_kinect2` package for handling KinectOne data reading, and another for...
View ArticleCatkin_make can't find package
Hello all, For a project we want to use the skeleton of a human. Therefor we are using the Orbbec Astra RGB D camera and installed the corresponding software from https://orbbec3d.com/develop/. This...
View ArticlePython2 et catkin still seems to be needed for ROS2 Crystal
**System Used:** Docker Built Ubuntu 18.04 I followed the Linux Build ROS2 [tutorial](https://index.ros.org/doc/ros2/Installation/Linux-Development-Setup/). My Dockerfile is mainly the [development...
View ArticleUpgrading catkin to 0.7.16 on ROS Kinetic
I ran into an issue while trying to compile with catkin which was recently solved and merged to the distro's `kinetic-devel` branch. It is issue [#955](https://github.com/ros/catkin/pull/955), which...
View ArticleCatkin Doesn't Play Nice With Google Mock
My team is currently transitioning from Ubuntu 12.04 and ROS Fuerte to Ubuntu 14.04 and ROS Indigo. All of our software is heavily tested using gtest and gmock. The latter is proving particularly...
View ArticleBuild catkin packages with colcon
Hello all, in my ROS2 workspace I want to build a package which uses the catkin build system (https://github.com/fzi-forschungszentrum-informatik/Lanelet2). From the colcon documentation I take that it...
View ArticleTurn existing GUI into rqt plugin, errors in plugin_bridge.h
I have implemented a GUI in ROS with a custom UI file, using catkin_create_qt_pkg, to my knowledge this is qt4. Based on https://www.cnblogs.com/casperwin/p/6206193.html I am currently trying to turn...
View Articleros code generator c++
Hi everyone, I have not been able to find things with this. What I would like to write (or to use, if already existing) would be a tool like catkin_create_pkg, but where 1. you can specify the number...
View ArticleCLion not-catkin packages
I am using CLION for development of ROS C++ files. In my project some files are not catkin compatible but standalone CPP packages. When loading the top level CMakeLists into CLion, I receive an error,...
View ArticleFixing installation of bash script
Playing with catkin_lint, I found out about this mistake: $ catkin lint -W2 --pkg my_pkg my_pkg: warning: file 'scripts/foo.sh' is executable but not installed but in my CMakelists I have:...
View Articlecatkin_make vs catkin_make_isolated, which is preferred?
During our recent work on the ROS Visual Studio Code plugin (https://github.com/ajshort/vscode-ros, we're still working on a fork), we have noticed that the plugin is assuming the workspace to have...
View Articlecatkin-pkg distribution was not found
Hi ROS-Community, I am using ubuntu 16.04 with ROS Kinetic build from source. Today I tried to recompile my workspace, but now I get some errors using catkin_find_pkg, which does not allow me to...
View Articlev4r_ros_wrappers not compiling in xenial ros kinetic ¨error: ‘Camera’ does...
I did install the V4R vision for robot library, but when trying to catkin_make the wrappers I keep getting an error, downloaded both v4r and v4r_ros_wrappers from https://rgit.acin.tuwien.ac.at/v4r I...
View ArticlePorting Qt packages from Kinetic to Melodic
When trying to compile in ROS Melodic packages created using catkin_create_qt_pkg in ROS Kinetic, catkin_make fails with the message: -- Could NOT find qt_build (missing: qt_build_DIR) -- Could not...
View ArticleHow to Build with Extra Warning Flags without ROS Header Warnings?
I'm attempting to enable the -Wextra and -Wall flags in my packages such that potential bugs can be caught from these warnings. Enabling these flags causes a huge cascade of warnings from ROS headers...
View ArticleFaulty navigational behaviour
I have a GoPiGo (Raspberry Pi b+) that uses RPLIdar A2 for scanning. I've been trying for a long time to get mapping working properly with movement. I've searched a lot on how to fix my problems but...
View ArticleSpecifying CMake options for external CMake project
Hi! I'd like to use the following to wrap a CMake-native project in a catkin environment by exporting the build_type as cmake: (Code preview on GitHub issue: https://github.com/ros/catkin/issues/1007)...
View Articlecannot compile - catkin vs. ros-melodic on ubuntu 18.04
Hi, I know that this issue is partially redundant but after days of research I cannot find any suitabel answer: I am usung odroid C2 on Ubuntu 18.04 (3.16.65.39) from hardkernel and I am trying to...
View ArticleError running ros in docker conatiner
Hi I am getting the following error when the simulator connects with the ros server. The roslaunch is successful. - Traceback (most recent call last): File...
View ArticleCMake Error: /catkin_ws/build/catkin/catkin_generated/version/package.cmake...
I'm trying to do catkin_make with python3 on Arch Linux, but I get this error: CMake Error at /opt/ros/melodic/share/catkin/cmake/safe_execute_process.cmake:11 (message):...
View Articlereferencing catkin variables when writing env_hooks
Is it possible to reference catkin variables when write env_hook templates? It seems that only some things are defined. For example, I've got an in-house tool that has its own plugin path. An env hook...
View ArticleDifference between add_rostest_gtest and catkin_add_gtest
Quite new to unit test and would love to get some clarification. Is the only difference between these two are `add_rostest_gtest` can specify a launch file?
View ArticleCreating Custom Message using ROS Message (or Custom Message)
My problem is similar to this [link](http://answers.ros.org/question/102661/custom-service-with-custom-message/), however, I do understand how to use messages within the same package. My problem...
View ArticleHow to build just one package using catkin_make?
How do I build just one package using catkin_make? I now that I can cd to the build directory and build there but that is inconvenient. And how do I build one package and its dependencies?
View Articlecatkin build protobuf?
Hi folks, how can I get `catkin` to build and deploy the results of protobuf's `.proto` files? What's the SOTA in this regard? I've tried find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)...
View Articlecompiling stereo_image_proc with local OpenCV
I have read a few places that I should be able to compile stereo_image_proc with a locally compiled OpenCV like this: 1. Clone vision_opencv and image_pipeline into my workspace. (vision_opencv gets...
View Articlehow to install real python modules in dist-packages?
I've followed this documentation on how to use `setup.py` and `CMakeLists.txt` to use python modules in a catkin package. It pretty much "works" but I've observed that it actually puts a fake...
View ArticleInstalling all ros dependencies of a single package rather than the entire...
Hello, I want to run something like rosdep install package and have it traverse the list of packages that it depends and install all system and distribution dependencies Example of my situation -...
View ArticleCreating Second Workspace
I have a workspace called "catkin_ws" in my home directory. I built the workspace with the command `catkin_make` and I added two extra lines to .bashrc file: `source /opt/ros/indigo/setup.bash`...
View ArticleHow to source multiple workspaces from the same terminal?
I am trying to launch two different nodes from two different workspaces from the same terminal. But once I source my terminal with one of the workspaces, I am not able to use the other packages since...
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