Roslaunch won't work after moving catkin_ws directory

asked 2014-03-16 07:58:45 -0500

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updated 2022-03-20 10:15:14 -0500

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Hi I am trying to run roslaunch command in my terminal and when I type my package name and roslaunch file that I want to run it breaks and gives me this error:

[controls4Planner.launch] is neither a launch file in package [controls] nor is [controls] a launch file name

I'm not sure whats wrong with this and can't seem to figure it out help would be great. Also these problems seem to only occur when I moved all my files into another directory and then I went and replaced all the paths with the new path when catkin_make was complaining.

Using ROS Hydro, Ubuntu 12.04,

EDIT: The problem was when moving my directory that all the paths for my work space didn't work because it pointed to something that wasn't there.

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answered 2014-03-16 08:37:07 -0500

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This is what seemed to work for me, I edited my .bashrc file specifically the ROS_PACKAGE_PATH to:

ROS_PACKAGE_PATH=${ROS_PACKAGE_PATH}:~/new_path_to_catkin_ws/src
source ~/path_to_catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash

This worked and now I can use roslaunch for my ros files! :) Of course the situation for the source would be different for one who uses multiple catkin_ws' as in they'd only source when using the specific ws.

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answered 2018-11-21 03:42:22 -0500

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You may consider to source your new workspace in your .bashrc file as follows:

$ cd ~/

open the .bashrc file with your favorite editor, mine for instance is gedit

$ gedit .bashrc

Add the following lines to the very end of your file:

$ export ROS_PACKAGE_PATH=/path/to/catkin_ws/src:$ROS_PACKAGE_PATH

save and close the file, and source the file again with the following command:

$ source .bashrc

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@Farid: please note the date when this question was posted: March 2014. More than 4 years ago. It also refers to Hydro, a ROS distribution long since EOL-ed.

Also: please don't recommend users to manually change the ROS_PACKAGE_PATH. It's not needed and can lead to very annoying problems.

gvdhoorn ( 2018-11-21 13:49:40 -0500 )edit

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