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How does on include the PCL library to an existing ros package code?

asked 2019-10-04 04:46:10 -0600

Inshal240 gravatar image

updated 2019-10-18 07:57:11 -0600

I am trying to convert my code from using a vector of particles to a proper point cloud implementation. I want to use the octree module of PCL for radius based searches. However, when compiling the code, I get undefined references to Octree library functions.

I am using Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS with ROS-melodic. I tried including PCL-1.8 under /usr/include in my CMakeLists.txt file as well as downloading and adding PCL-1.9.1 under my ros package (which crashes my PC during compilation). I am also not able to find_package() the pcl library.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3)
project(points_reader)

add_compile_options(-std=c++17)

set(${PROJECT_NAME}_DEPS
  dynamic_reconfigure
  message_runtime
  roscpp
  rospy
  toposens_pointcloud
  toposens_driver
  toposens_msgs
  tf
  # pcl
  pcl_conversions
  pcl_ros
  sensor_msgs
)

find_package(
  catkin REQUIRED
  COMPONENTS ${${PROJECT_NAME}_DEPS}
)

############
## Config ##
############

catkin_package(
  INCLUDE_DIRS include
  LIBRARIES ${PROJECT_NAME}
  CATKIN_DEPENDS ${${PROJECT_NAME}_DEPS}
)

################
## Executable ##
################

add_subdirectory(external/pcl)

include_directories(${PCL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
link_directories(${PCL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
add_definitions(${PCL_DEFINITIONS})

include_directories(
  include 
  external
  ${catkin_INCLUDE_DIRS}
)

add_library(
  ${PROJECT_NAME}
  src/line.cpp
  src/fitness_evaluator.cpp
  src/points_reader.cpp
  src/points_mapper.cpp
  src/bounding_box.cpp
  src/points_publisher.cpp
)

add_dependencies(
  ${PROJECT_NAME}
  # ${PROJECT_NAME}_gencfg
  ${catkin_EXPORTED_TARGETS}
)

add_executable(
  ${PROJECT_NAME}_node
  src/points_reader_node.cpp
)

target_link_libraries(
  ${PROJECT_NAME}_node
  ${PROJECT_NAME}
  ${catkin_LIBRARIES}
  ${PCL_LIBRARIES}
)

install(
  TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}_node
  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_BIN_DESTINATION}
  COMPONENT main
)

##########
## Test ##
##########

if(CATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING)
  add_subdirectory(tests)
endif()
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You should not need the link_directories(..). I would also suggest to remove everything related to your "external PCL" from your CMakeLists.txt.

If PCL 1.8 is sufficient (in Melodic), depending on pcl_ros should import all required dependencies (including PCL itself).

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2019-10-04 06:34:13 -0600 )edit
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And I'm a bit confused, you stated, you are using Ubuntu 16.04 with ROS melodic, I shouldn't it either be kinetic or Ubuntu 18.04?

LeoE gravatar image LeoE  ( 2019-10-04 06:47:33 -0600 )edit

I will double-check on the Ubuntu version. I believe you may be right about it being 18.04

EDIT: It was. I updated the question.

Inshal240 gravatar image Inshal240  ( 2019-10-04 12:19:44 -0600 )edit

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answered 2019-10-04 12:24:25 -0600

Inshal240 gravatar image

I found out the cause of the issue. I was getting the undefined reference issue because the PointT template argument I was using for OctreePointCloudSearch was included after the octree's header file. So it tried to instantiate the template using a class that didn't exist. Hence the reference errors.

I removed all the external pcl references from my header file and stuck to what the tutorial showed and it still compiles.

Thank you everyone for your help and time!

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answered 2019-10-04 05:24:42 -0600

LeoE gravatar image

You need to find_package PCL: find_package(PCL 1.9.1 REQUIRED COMPONENTS common io)

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Depending on pcl_ros should be sufficient.

@Inshal240: could you please show us the linker error itself?

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2019-10-04 06:33:00 -0600 )edit

I will upload the linker messages for future searches :)

Inshal240 gravatar image Inshal240  ( 2019-10-04 12:23:04 -0600 )edit

@LeoE Apparently one does not need to find_package() pcl because otherwise, it throws errors of there being two pcl environments. One under /usr/include and another under /usr/local/lib or something similar...

Inshal240 gravatar image Inshal240  ( 2019-10-04 12:29:46 -0600 )edit

@Inshal240: those errors are most likely caused by your own experiments with PCL 1.9 and 1.8.

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2019-10-04 12:43:06 -0600 )edit

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