Copy a package to catkin workspace [closed]

asked 2014-08-05 16:06:09 -0500

anamcarvalho
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updated 2014-08-05 17:39:39 -0500

Hi,

I want to change a package I found: http://wiki.ros.org/depthimage_to_las... and https://github.com/ros-perception/dep...

I need to make changes in every file, .h, .cpp, .... To do this I want to do a copy of this package to catkin workspace in order to make the changes without messing with the original package!

How can I do this? Is it ok for this package to have the same name as the previous one which I have installed with ROS?

*UPDATE*

I already have the package in my catkin workspace directory, thanks to @ahendrix!

Now I have one question:

All the files, including the files from include folder, test folder and cfg folder are in the package directory: /catkin_ws/src/depthimage_to_laserscan . Is this ok? Should these files in these folders be inside the package folder directory along with the src folder?

Thank you!

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answered 2014-08-05 16:11:05 -0500

ahendrix

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Since the source code for the package is on github, you can check out the source into your workspace with git clone:

git clone https://github.com/ros-perception/depthimage_to_laserscan.git

If you want to use a branch other than the github default, you can use git checkout <branch> to check out a specific branch. The branch used for the version of ROS that you're using should be documented on the package's wiki page.

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Hi! Sorry for my ignorance, but what do you mean by branch? I already have the package in my catkin workspace directory! Is it ok for this package to have the same name as the previous one which I have installed with ROS?

anamcarvalho ( 2014-08-05 16:22:04 -0500 )edit

For a definition of branches, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branching_(revision_control) and http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Branching-What-a-Branch-Is .

ahendrix ( 2014-08-05 16:30:21 -0500 )edit

You've asked how to copy the package to your workspace, but it's already in your workspace? I'm confused. Can you describe how you have ROS installed?

ahendrix ( 2014-08-05 16:32:00 -0500 )edit

I can't cite this, but I believe it is okay for the package to have the same name as the previous one; I believe ROS defaults to using the one in your workspace...

ahubers ( 2014-08-05 16:36:25 -0500 )edit

I used your command inside the directory I wanted and it copied the package to the directory I was in... My ROS distribution is hydro, does it copy the package for hydro automatically? What do you want to know about how I installed ROS? I didn't understand...

anamcarvalho ( 2014-08-05 16:37:55 -0500 )edit

ROS supports having the same package in different workspaces; this is called overlaying. Normally, this happens when one version of a package is installed in the system workspace (/opt/ros) and the user wants to have a copy in their local workspace (~/catkin_ws/).

ahendrix ( 2014-08-05 16:42:30 -0500 )edit

The version of the package in the local workspace will be used instead of the version in the system workspace, if you have it in both places.

ahendrix ( 2014-08-05 16:42:58 -0500 )edit

The hydro version (branch) of the package is probably not checked out by default. The package's wiki page lists the hydro-devel branch for Hydro, so you should check out the hydro-devel branch.

ahendrix ( 2014-08-05 16:44:29 -0500 )edit

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