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compile error with tf transformation [closed]

asked 2015-07-19 10:11:12 -0600

updated 2015-07-19 10:26:25 -0600

Hi everybody,

I have written some codes as below:

#include <ros/ros.h>
#include <tf/transform_broadcaster.h>
#include <nav_msgs/Odometry.h>
int main(int argc,char ** argv){
    ros::init(argc,argv,"odometry_publisher");
    ros::NodeHandle n;
    ros::Publisher pubOdom= n.advertise<nav_msgs::Odometry>("odom",50);
    tf::TransformBroadcaster odomBroadcaster;
    //some other codes
    ros::Rate r(10);
    while(n.ok()){
        //some other codes
        r.sleep();
    }
    //
    return 0;
}

and put

rosbuild_add_executable(OdomOFPS1_X64 src/OdomOFPS1.cpp)

in the end of the "CMakeLists.txt" file.

There is an error when compile:

OdomOFPS1.cpp.o: In function `main':
src/OdomOFPS1.cpp:22: undefined reference to `tf::TransformBroadcaster::TransformBroadcaster()'
src/OdomOFPS1.cpp:127: undefined reference to `tf::TransformBroadcaster::sendTransform(geometry_msgs::TransformStamped_<std::allocator<void> > const&)'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

It seems like a link error,the compiler could not find the "tf::TransformBroadcaster" class.Should I put the source code of the tf package in my project and compile them together or solve this problem by some other way?

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answered 2015-07-19 11:34:03 -0600

tfoote gravatar image

You need to link the executable against the tf libraries which are installed on your system. There's documentation of how to do that for rosbuild here

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Thanks,tfoote.

I have solved this problem by adding "target_link_libraries(OdomOFPS1_R32 tf)" in the "CMakeLists.txt" file. It seems like that the compiler linked the libtf.so shared object file in the lib directory.

redskydeng gravatar image redskydeng  ( 2015-07-20 04:55:31 -0600 )edit

Isn't it enough to add dependency to tf package in manifest.xml? As I understand rosbuild_init() in CMakeLists.txt will take care of these dependencies, when rosbuild_add_executable() is used.

Boris gravatar image Boris  ( 2015-07-20 15:27:51 -0600 )edit

Hi,Boris,

Should I add <depend package="tf"/> into the manifest.xml? I will try,thank you very much!

redskydeng gravatar image redskydeng  ( 2015-07-21 08:55:07 -0600 )edit

I made a package from scratch and it did work with just a dependency, so it should be enough. Anyway, I guess you have tried it already :)

Boris gravatar image Boris  ( 2015-07-24 16:15:32 -0600 )edit

Boris, YES,It works.Thanks a lot!:D

redskydeng gravatar image redskydeng  ( 2015-07-25 04:27:16 -0600 )edit

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