How do I write my own launch files in Hydro?
Does this have to be done through the catkin process or can you simply create a necessary folder structure with the requisite files? If so, how do you add it so that Hydro will recognize it since ROS_PACKAGE_PATH is used differently for Hydro than previous editions?
I'm not sure to understand your problem correctly but if you want to add one folder as an extra work space you can do it in bashrc for example export ROS_PACKAGE_PATH=~/working_space:$ROS_PACKAGE_PATH
Except that I've done that and it refuses to recognize any addition to ROS_PACKAGE_PATH that isn't in /opt/ros/~. I finally got one launch working by adding the fuerte path into the package path but I can't add any folders from my desktop. I'm not sure why.
1) Does it matter if I use cd && nano .bashrc to edit it? I've already put my test directory in the .bashrc before and it didn't work to make roslaunch recognize my custom launch files. 2) I created the test package but I am unsure how this is used with launch files?
Hamid, it worked! I can run any launch file by placing it in a launch folder in that test folder. Why does it work that way? I looked all over the tutorials and could not find this. Is it because roslaunch needs all of the other stuff in the test folder? Thank you my friend!