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catkin_make's option for optimization

asked 2014-06-06 11:13:38 -0500

moyashi gravatar image

I used Eigen library for my program and found that matrix calculation is very slow(Just "for loop" is faster !!).

I think that optimization is not carried out when making the program.
How can I optimize the program ?
Any good catkin option for optimization ?

Thanks in advance.

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answered 2014-06-06 11:25:05 -0500

ahendrix gravatar image

catkin_make is just a wrapper around CMake, so you can use the standard CMake variable CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE to enable various build options.

For a release configuration with opmizations and no debugging symbols, you can use the Release build type:

catkin_make -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

For a release with debug configuration, with optimizations and debug symbols, you can use the RelWithDebInfo build type:

catkin_make -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo

CMake's useful variables page gives more information about build types.

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Could you provide an example of compiling rviz without any optimizations?

gustavogoretkin gravatar image gustavogoretkin  ( 2015-05-04 15:58:53 -0500 )edit
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catkin_make -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-O0 will force it to not have any optimizations, but it should be sufficient to do catkin_make -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug to prevent CMake from introducing optimization flags.

William gravatar image William  ( 2015-05-04 17:30:39 -0500 )edit
William gravatar image William  ( 2015-05-04 17:30:46 -0500 )edit
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answered 2014-06-06 11:35:24 -0500

Dirk Thomas gravatar image

After entering "catkin_make -D" and hitting tab you should also get completion when using a bash shell. So you don't have to remember the exact names.

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