Installing packages from source for all users

asked 2018-04-25 14:56:17 -0600

BrettHemes
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I would like to deploy a custom package and am having trouble getting it to work for all users on the machine. Currently I have my targets installable using CMake's install() and things are working fine for a single user (i.e., I install to some install space and then source the resulting setup.bash file).

My problem is when I try to move my install space somewhere for all users to access. Currently I am trying something to the effect of /usr/local/ros/kinetic/. If I set my install space as such I get write permission errors; catkin build with sudo seems wrong (environment setup issues); and installing locally and then copying/moving the resulting folder results in sourcing the resulting setup.bash having no effect.

I am using catkin-tools on Kinetic. Any advice would be greatly appreciated at this point.

-Brett

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This is indeed an acceptable work-around.

@BrettHemes: I've used either sudo -E catkin_make install in the past (as catkin_make separates install phase from configure & build), or sudo -E catkin build .. as that should keep env vars around.

gvdhoorn ( 2018-04-26 02:06:18 -0600 )edit

"-E The -E (preserve environment) option indicates to the security policy that the user wishes to preserve their existing environment variables."

Nice!, I will try this out. Thanks!

BrettHemes ( 2018-04-26 08:08:13 -0600 )edit

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