catkin_make with common_msgs as a dependency

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I want to use some of the common_msgs in a ROS node I'm working on so used catkin_create_pkg with common_msgs as a dependency (Similar to what is done in the simple publisher subscriber with std_msgs)

I get the following error when running catkin_make

-- Could not find the required component 'common_msgs'. The following CMake error indicates that you either need to install the package with the same name or change your environment so that it can be found.
CMake Error at /opt/ros/indigo/share/catkin/cmake/catkinConfig.cmake:83 (find_package):
  Could not find a package configuration file provided by "common_msgs" with
  any of the following names:

    common_msgsConfig.cmake
    common_msgs-config.cmake

  Add the installation prefix of "common_msgs" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set
  "common_msgs_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above files.  If
  "common_msgs" provides a separate development package or SDK, be sure it
  has been installed.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  ZenithObstacleDetector/CMakeLists.txt:7 (find_package)

I made sure common_msgs is installed and used roscd to enter it. It only contains a package.xml file.

Here's the package I'm working on https://github.com/iscumd/ZenithObstacleDetector

I've commented out the find common_msgs so it builds

Here's the workspace https://github.com/iscumd/Zenith2017/tree/master/catkin_ws