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RosoutPanel not included in Fuerte?

asked 2012-04-26 05:49:18 -0500

updated 2012-04-26 21:42:52 -0500

The rxtools libraries do not seem to be included in Fuerte. Is there any way to install them (or have they been moved to a new place maybe)? I have connected a RosoutPanel to my GUI, so it would be nice to be able to use it in the new relase too. To clarify, i'm looking for the C++ source code, not rxconsole. I'm including rxtools/rosout_panel.h in my code, but can not find it in Fuerte.

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The rxconsole command works for me. What OS are you using? Did you install from source or binaries?

joq gravatar image joq  ( 2012-04-26 09:03:38 -0500 )edit

The rxconsole command works, but i'm using the C++ library functions for rxtools::RosoutPanel. In Electric the code is located in stacks/rx/rxtools/src/ but in Fuerte the stack/rx is empty and the rxtools package has moved to share/ but there is no src directory, only bin/. I installed from binaries

Ola Ringdahl gravatar image Ola Ringdahl  ( 2012-04-26 21:37:07 -0500 )edit

I was under the impression that rxtools was getting deprecated in favor of the new ros_gui package that should be coming along shortly. You may want to investigate that alternative.

mjcarroll gravatar image mjcarroll  ( 2012-04-27 04:26:59 -0500 )edit

Seems a bit odd to remove the old before having an alternative ready...

Ola Ringdahl gravatar image Ola Ringdahl  ( 2012-04-27 04:33:00 -0500 )edit

Yes, wx is deprecated in favor of Qt as a long-term goal due to cross-platform portability issues. But, http://ros.org/wiki/rxtools says its interfaces are "stable", with no deprecation indication. So, there is a defect somewhere: either in code or documentation.

joq gravatar image joq  ( 2012-04-27 04:40:54 -0500 )edit

Sorry, I was mistaken, the correct phrasing is that it is "End of Life" http://ros.org/wiki/fuerte#Migrating

mjcarroll gravatar image mjcarroll  ( 2012-04-28 07:39:59 -0500 )edit

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answered 2012-04-27 03:26:55 -0500

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It looks like those C++ interfaces were left out when rxtools was converted to the new catkin build system. The rxtools::RosoutPanel is a documented interface, and its omission was probably unintentional.

Please open a defect ticket for the rx component on the ROS Trac system.

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