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Annoying dynamic_reconfigure code regeneration on catkin_make

asked 2016-06-15 05:56:53 -0500

updated 2016-06-15 10:34:51 -0500

The dynamic reconfigure code generation looks it is being executed unconditionally even if the python generation script (.cfg) did not change.

This means that everytime that catkin_make command is called some new header (.h) files are generated by the dynamic_reconfigure cmake functionality. Because of this, the "incremental build mechanism" of cmake gets broken and your *.cpp files that depens on those headers recompile. This may make the development process slower.

Is this the expected behavior of the dynamic_reconfigure code generation system? Is there any way to avoid breaking the incremental build of cmake?

Until the current moment I have worked with these approaches (but I would like to avoid them because they do not satisfy me totally):

  • the dynamic reconfigure files to other project and use the catkin_make's "black package list"
  • building manually the targets I need the catkin_make's "--pkg" flag
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answered 2016-06-15 11:04:38 -0500

ahendrix gravatar image

updated 2016-06-15 11:05:05 -0500

dynamic_reconfigure should not regenerate the headers unless the .cfg file actually changes.

Basic reasons for generating headers each time can be:

  • file name doesn't match the class name, so cmake doesn't detect that the headers have been generated
  • using the rosbuild generator with catkin

Have a look at http://answers.ros.org/question/16542... for another discussion of this topic.

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Really worked. Thanks. This small detail can really decrease the development productivity.

Pablo Iñigo Blasco gravatar image Pablo Iñigo Blasco  ( 2016-06-15 11:12:44 -0500 )edit

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