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The recommended solution is to mention your include/ subdirectory to catkin_package():

catkin_package(INCLUDE_DIRS include)

Then, follow standard ROS practice and place all external header files under include/your_package/, and install them this way:

install(DIRECTORY include/${PROJECT_NAME}/
        DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_INCLUDE_DESTINATION})

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