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The ROS_PACKAGE_PATH
is not sufficient to find scripts in a workspace with FHS layout.
The setup files in a catkin workspace are also defining the CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH which lists all workspace root folders. And those folders contain an empty .catkin
marker file. rosrun
uses those to identify locations where executables searched.
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The ROS_PACKAGE_PATH
is not sufficient to find scripts in a workspace with FHS layout.
The setup files in a catkin workspace are also defining the CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH which lists all workspace root folders. And those folders contain an empty .catkin
marker file. rosrun
uses those these paths to identify locations where executables searched.may be located.