catkin_make with common_msgs as a dependency
I want to use some of the common_msgs in a ROS node I'm working on so used catkin_create_pkg with common_msgs as a dependency (Similar to what is done in the simple publisher subscriber with std_msgs)...
View Articleerror during catkin workspace build
During setup of catkin workspace i am getting this error: ***/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpthreads*** while executing catkin_make please help!!! Determining if the function pthread_create exists in the...
View ArticleDreaded linker error. Boost and catkin_make
Hey there, I am creating my own package with Boost, and I have a .cpp file that is able to compile using g++ with: g++ newboost.cpp -o boost -lboost_system -lpthread But, when I try to put the .cpp...
View Articlecatkin_make unable to create executable & automatically copy .h files to devel
When I ran my catkin_make, I understand that it should automatically copy the header files (in this case mosquitto.h) which I included in the main cpp file into devel/include and create an executable,...
View Articlehow can I submit my own ros package to github
I know it would be a silly question. Here is the thing. I have my own ros package in Ubuntu running on VMware on windows, and now I want to run this package on Ubuntu, which is another system of my...
View ArticleTutorial question 'Using rosmsg' error
Hello, I have been going through the tutorials for the first time, but got stuck on the 'Using rosmsg' section. The command is : `rosmsg show beginner_tutorials/Num`, and the error is Unable to load...
View Articlecatkin_make fail : must be invoked in the root of workspace
Please... Please help. I am trying to use rplidar, but I have this error below......... I checked the tutorial again and again but I really don't know how to fix this.. Please help me....
View ArticleBeginner question... catkin_make can't find a package..
Hi! I am new to catkin and ROS, and am trying to compile and run MCPTAM (https://github.com/aharmat/mcptam). I have followed the instructions, and installed libCVD like this: #libcvd wget...
View ArticleMCPTAM build error
Hi, I am attempting to build MCPTAM with ROS. https://github.com/aharmat/mcptam by following this wiki:...
View ArticleMessage filter errors
I have tried to to solve the error in my code by going through the suggestions on previous answers on the message_filter topic but it hasn't solved the error. This is my first time trying to run a...
View Articlewhat does catkin_make do during package building
After creating a package in source folder of catkin workspace , I built the package using catkin_make . I noticed few folders have generated w.r.t the package in devel and build folders of workspace ....
View Articlewhat are environment hooks in catkin
I've been trying to understand what the setup.sh file does and how it changes my shell environment such that catkin builds correctly. Simply to describe my motivation for understanding, there are times...
View Articlecatkin_make error while building rospackage (beginner tutorial)
here is the link to the tutorial i get the following errors surya@surya-Aspire-V5-571:~/catkin_ws$ catkin_make Base path: /home/surya/catkin_ws Source space: /home/surya/catkin_ws/src Build space:...
View ArticleGet path to built files programmatically
I have add_custom_commands to build files that will be loaded at run time by a ros node. Right now those files get put into `build/my_package/`. Is there a combination of a destination to provide...
View ArticleInvoking "make -j8 -l8" failed
I am trying to set up a calibration code using http://wiki.ros.org/industrial_extrinsic_cal/Tutorials/Multi_camera_calibration for my laptop using Ubuntu 14.04 ROS Indigo Kinect 1 Model:1414 for my...
View ArticleInstall RGBDSLAM on ARM
I've installed RGBDSLAM on a number of computers but ARM is proving to be a bit more challenging. I'm trying to install RGBDSLAM on a raspberry pi 2 model B where ROS Indigo is already installed. I've...
View Articlecatkin_make can't seem to find package joyConfig
Hello, I've attempted to install ROS on the raspi via the tutorial using the recommended ros-indigo-comm package via rosinstall_generator. In my catkin_ws I have these roscomm files (which all seem to...
View ArticleDoes we always have to first build catkin_workspace and then only build the...
Hi, I was reading ROS tutorials page on creating and building package in which I came across how to build the ROS packages. In the page it is shown that first the author has build the catkin workspace...
View Articleroslaunch can't find launch files with "catkin build"
If I use "catkin_make" to build my workspace, and re-source my bashrc, then roslaunch is able to find my launch files and the nodes launch just fine. If I do a "cakin clean -a" and a "cakin build," and...
View Articlecatkin_make error permissions on external drive
I am trying to create catkin workspace on a external drive and I am getting the following error when I run catlkin_make ` File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 566, in check_output process =...
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