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Echoing custom messages over SSH error

asked 2016-01-12 18:30:01 -0600

djsw
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I have a node running on an embedded platform publishing a custom message (just a float32[]). I have a ros master running on a different machine, and both ROS_MASTER_URIs and ROS_IPs are set correctly. On the master machine, if I run rostopic echo <topic>, I get:

 ERROR: Cannot load message class for [<package>/<msg>]. Are your messages built?

If I ssh into the embedded platform and run a rostopic echo <topic>, I get the data printed out.

I think I understand why it's not working - I haven't sourced the workspace on the embedded platform from the master - but I don't know the solution to this problem, since I want to be able to run nodes on multiple platforms, including the master.

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answered 2016-01-12 22:02:07 -0600

tonybaltovski

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updated 2016-01-12 22:04:49 -0600

You should source or install the custom message on the master machine. If it was std_msgs, it would be installed on both but a custom message would not be found on the master machine as the warning says.

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I made a package specifically to hold the message I was using, then copied it across to my master and built the package (i.e., "install the custom message on the master machine"). This fixed the problem.

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