So I downloaded hector slam from github website and executed catkinmake hectorslam.

This is the error message i am getting below.

make[2]: *** No rule to make target 'rplidar_ros/CMakeFiles/rplidarNode.dir/build'.  Stop.
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:3510: recipe for target 'rplidar_ros/CMakeFiles/rplidarNode.dir/all' failed
make[1]: *** [rplidar_ros/CMakeFiles/rplidarNode.dir/all] Error 2
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[2]: *** No rule to make target 'rplidar_ros/CMakeFiles/rplidarNodeClient.dir/build'.  Stop.
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:3547: recipe for target 'rplidar_ros/CMakeFiles/rplidarNodeClient.dir/all' failed
make[1]: *** [rplidar_ros/CMakeFiles/rplidarNodeClient.dir/all] Error 2
[  1%] Performing update step for 'libcreate'
[  3%] Built target map_to_image_node
[  4%] Performing configure step for 'libcreate'
-- Boost version: 1.58.0
-- Found the following Boost libraries:
--   system
--   thread
--   chrono
--   date_time
--   atomic
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/shilpan/catkin_ws/devel/src/libcreate
[  5%] Performing build step for 'libcreate'
make[3]: warning: jobserver unavailable: using -j1.  Add '+' to parent make rule.
[ 57%] Built target create
[ 71%] Built target create_demo
[ 85%] Built target odom_example
[100%] Built target bumper_example
[  6%] Performing install step for 'libcreate'
No install
[  7%] Completed 'libcreate'
[ 11%] Built target libcreate
Makefile:138: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2
Invoking "make -j4 -l4" failed