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CMake cannot find source file

asked 2018-08-14 09:43:07 -0500

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updated 2018-08-14 10:46:00 -0500

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Hi guys,

I'm using ROS kinetic on a Navio2 board, and I've been working on a project in a catkin workspace. I edited the CMakeLists.txt file to add an executable, but every time I attempt to run catkin_make, I get the following error:

CMake Error at link/CMakeLists.txt:201 (add_executable):
   Cannot find sourcefile:

    link/src/roscomm.cpp

  Tried extensions .c .C .c++ .cc .cpp .cxx .m .M .mm .h .hh .h++ .hm .hpp .hxx .in .txx

CMake Error: CMake can not determine linker language for target: roscomm
CMake Error: Cannot determine link language for target "roscomm".
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/pi/ros_ws/build
Invoking "cmake" failed

I know for sure that this file exists, and I've tried using just roscomm.cpp instead of link/src/roscomm.cpp.


Edit:

The full path is ~/ros_ws/src/link/src/roscomm.cpp

The CMakeLists.txt is as follows:

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION )
project(link) 

find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS  
  roscpp
  rospy
  sensor_msgs
  std_msgs  
)

catkin_package() 

include_directories(
  ${catkin_INCLUDE_DIRS}
)

add_executable(roscomm link/src/roscomm.cpp)
target_link_libraries(roscomm ${catkin_INCLUDE_DIRS})

Any help would be great, thanks

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Source file locations are always specified relative to the CMakeLists.txt that uses them, so what is the path to roscomm.cpp relative to link/CMakeLists.txt?

it might help if you show us your CMakeLists.txt (ie: the one in the link directory).

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2018-08-14 10:31:41 -0500 )edit

The full path is ~/ros_ws/src/link/src/roscomm.cpp I've edited the original text so that it can all fit in one place

Old Meme gravatar image Old Meme  ( 2018-08-14 10:37:04 -0500 )edit

Please add this information to your original question text. Use the edit button/link for that. Comments are too limited.

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2018-08-14 10:41:01 -0500 )edit

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answered 2018-08-14 10:42:14 -0500

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The full path is ~/ros_ws/src/link/src/roscomm.cpp

Without waiting on your edit: have you tried src/roscomm.cpp?

If CMakeLists.txt is in ~/ros_ws/src/link, then the path to roscomm.cpp relative to your CMakeLists.txt would be src/.

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Note also: this is not a ROS issue, but a plain CMake one. For future questions it might be more appropriate to post such questions on a different forum (ie: one more focused on general CMake usage or software development).

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2018-08-14 10:43:53 -0500 )edit

That seems to have done the trick, thanks!

Old Meme gravatar image Old Meme  ( 2018-08-14 10:45:19 -0500 )edit

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