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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.

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.