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It looks like you have most of your packages set up correctly, however you should be putting the add_dependencies line in the CMakeLists.txt for your other packages, NOT in your custom_msg_pkg. This allows you to explicitly declare that a particular binary in a dependant package depends on the generation of your custom messages.
Yes; a package that contains only messages is fine, and it is the recommended practice for large projects.

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