catkin is the official build system of ROS. It combines CMake macros and Python scripts to provide some functionality on top of CMake's normal workflow.
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slow nlopt optimize issue (possible pinocchio & cpp compilation issue?)
I have written a library (.h & .so) in cpp which expose a feature (function call) that involves nlopt and pinocchio.
from my test file packaged along with the library itself, the nlopt_optimize operation completes in like 5 seconds.
However, when I…

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ImportError: No module named future Despite having it installed
The catkin build fails due to
Errors << mavlink:make /home/eia-lab1/catkin_ws/logs/mavlink/build.make.005.log
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/eia-lab1/catkin_ws/src/mavlink/pymavlink/tools/mavgen.py", line 16, in
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Juda Rostub
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How to use non catkin package in catkin one
i am trying to do some changes on octomap source using octomap_server, so
first i have installed Octomap like sudo apt-get install ros-melodic-octomap and then i have cloned octomap_server package to my catkin workspace, the things goes fine where…

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catkin can't find qt_build after sudo upgrade
I was working on my project and I accidentally did sudo apt-get upgrade.
Now I have some issues that I don't understand.
When I do catkin_make in my workspace, it says that cannot find the qt_build package and that I need to install it in…

João Pereira
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cmake configure_package_config_file does not add PATH_VARS correctly
I have two packages that are under the same catkin workspace
I have package A and package B where B needs to get include files and library files of A.
in CMakeLists.txt of A, I had
set(TEST_VAR "TEST")
configure_package_config_file(
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error in catkin build couldn't find package "numpy_eigen"
The first comments led me through until I reached the error below
NEW ERROR AFTER running sudo apt install libeigen3-dev
CMake Error at rpg_emvs/mapper_emvs/CMakeLists.txt:16 (find_package):
By not providing "FindEigen.cmake" in…

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catkin package library link to the openCV library
I have been losing my head over this for some time now. So I need to use the opencv in a ros melodic package built by the catkin on the Ubuntu 18.04. The idea is to make a package which is actually just a library and this library using all the…

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Module machine 'x64' conflicts with target machine 'x86'
I have checked different questions regarding the x64 and x86 conflict but none of them applies to my case:
I am creating a package called beginner_tutorials in my catkin_ws. Inside my package I introduce several files in the src folder. Then, when…

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How to properly add qrc (resource) folder on CMAKE for catkin workspace
I have been trying to include in my CMAKE file a resource folder. Contrarily to a typical folder, this is a catkin_ws, and that is why I am having a bit of difficulties:
Project compiles but when I launch the GUI, there are no icons, which means…

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Catkin_ws CMake error building the package.xml is empty
I am trying to build the catkin work space with ROS kinetic on Ubuntu 16.04, but this is the error that has occurred and the package.XML is empty. So what should I do? Any suggestions?
I am using also gazebo and just want to build the CMake but I…

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How to build a ros node that uses sqlite3?
I am trying to use sqlite3 in a ROS node. I think that ROS depends on sqlite3 so I already have the library on my system. The header file is in /usr/lib/. However, when I build my tests with catkin, I get linker errors against the functions in the…

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CMake Error: include could not find load file
i'm trying to install and use the library "ifopt" in a project but i get some errors
I have used the following commands
(like here: https://github.com/ethz-adrl/ifopt/blob/master/README.md):
sudo apt-get install cmake libeigen3-dev…

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Trouble running catkin_make run_tests with blacklisted packages
I've been having trouble with catkin_make run_tests with a blacklisting flag, which is unfortunately one of build steps of CI that I need to pass. I am running ubuntu 16.04, ros kinetic. In order to reproduce the issue:
I clone following repo to my…

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ROS Kinetic 'catkin_make' Fails because PROJECT_NAME is set to Project
I have been using ROS Kinetic for a while, and today when I went to make a new catkin workspace following the ROS tutorials page (http://wiki.ros.org/catkin/Tutorials/create_a_workspace) I get a CMake Error stating that PROJECT_NAME is set to…

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Issue when creating a catkin workspace - workspace = home directory
first time I have this issue and I do not understand why... When I want to create a catkin workspace, I create a new directory and do catkin_make or catkin init and actually the workspace is always my home directory not the new workspace I have…

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