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having trouble launching a launch file from another launch file

asked 2015-01-05 17:13:24 -0500

A.M Dynamics gravatar image

updated 2015-01-05 20:28:27 -0500

Dear all,

I’ve created a catkin workspace and so far it includes one package. This package has a cpp file as a node which uses API function from other package (youbot APIs). So far it has worked well and it can drive my robot (Kuka youbot). Now I want to call a launch file of other package (e.g. Kinect Xbox) from the launch of the pack I have already created. To do this I did following steps: 1- I created a catkin workspace named youbot_kinect_test which includes ‘build’, ‘devel’,’src’. 2- In ‘src’ there is the first package named ’ main_node’ including main.cpp, package.xml, Cmakelists.txt and Launch folder. 3- In the launch folder I put a launch file which includes another launch file(the Kinect launch file) as follow:

'<launch> <include file="$(find freenect_launch)/opt/ros/hydro/share/freenect_launch/freenect.launch"/> </launch>'

But my problem is that when I run roslaunch main_node Kinect_test.launch I receive this error:

while processing /opt/ros/hydro/share/freenect_launch/opt/ros/hydro/share/freenect_launch/freenect.launch: Invalid roslaunch XML syntax: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: u'/opt/ros/hydro/share/freenect_launch/opt/ros/hydro/share/freenect_launch/freenect.launch'

Now my question is that is it possible to call a launch file from another? Do I have to change and edit the package.xml? Is it correct to put the launch file in the main_node package?

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answered 2015-01-05 17:23:00 -0500

updated 2015-01-05 17:23:17 -0500

I believe is should be like <include file="$(find freenect_launch)/launch/freenect.launch"/>

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Many thanks. My problem is solved but would you please explain why? Why mine was not correct? Is it because the command 'find' has already included " freenect_launch" package and there is no need for writing whole directory?

A.M Dynamics gravatar image A.M Dynamics  ( 2015-01-05 17:42:33 -0500 )edit
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If you do roscd freenect_launch it will take you to /opt/ros/<distro>/share that is basically what $(find freenect_launch) does thus you do not need to include it. Once in the correct directory, you need to advance to launch and then the file.launch.

tonybaltovski gravatar image tonybaltovski  ( 2015-01-05 19:44:32 -0500 )edit

Thanks. I got it.

A.M Dynamics gravatar image A.M Dynamics  ( 2015-01-05 20:24:48 -0500 )edit

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