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When wrapping 3rd party packages you need to write a custom Makefile for that package which will download and build the 3rd party package. An example of calling cmake is the kdl package. A slightly simpler example is bfl.

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When wrapping 3rd party packages you need to write a custom Makefile for that package which will download and build the 3rd party package. An example of calling cmake is the kdl package. A slightly simpler example is bfl.

If you want other packages to build first you must add dependencies on that package. And export required compile and link flags. I highly recommend you go through the Beginner Tutorials which covers how to create and use ROS packages.