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Cmake error when compiling ros_tutorials packages in windows 10 ROS 2 Foxy Fitzroy Patch Release 4

asked 2021-01-24 20:36:13 -0500

updated 2021-01-25 08:55:32 -0500

I just followed the instructions in Installing ROS 2 on Windows. After that, I tried to create a workspace following this tutorial but at step 5, I'm getting the following error:

C:\dev_ws>colcon build --merge-install
Starting >>> turtlesim
--- stderr: turtlesim
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:15 (find_package):
By not providing "FindQt5.cmake" in CMAKE_MODULE_PATH this project has
asked CMake to find a package configuration file provided by "Qt5", but
CMake did not find one.

Could not find a package configuration file provided by "Qt5" with any of
the following names:

Qt5Config.cmake
qt5-config.cmake

Add the installation prefix of "Qt5" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set "Qt5_DIR"
to a directory containing one of the above files. If "Qt5" provides a
separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been installed.

Failed <<< turtlesim [1.20s, exited with code 1]

Summary: 0 packages finished [1.39s]
1 package failed: turtlesim
1 package had stderr output: turtlesim

It's weird because on the installing tutorial(binaries) doesn't say anything about extending the variable "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH" to include the Qt5 directory. Not even in the "Building ROS 2 on Windows" tutorial. I found some Qt folders in the share folder of the zip installation. I'm guessing I don't need to install Qt because the installation already comes with it. Moreover, "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH" already points to the installation directory: "C:\dev\ros2_foxy" where those Qt folders are.

This is the system I'm using:

Operating System: Windows 10

Installation type: binaries

Version or commit hash: ROS 2 Foxy Fitzroy Patch Release 4

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answered 2021-01-24 23:59:52 -0500

updated 2021-01-25 00:01:51 -0500

It turns out that in order to fix it I needed to install the Qt win64_msvc2019_64 in C:\Qt. Then, set the variable:

set Qt5_DIR=C:\Qt\5.15.0\msvc2019_64

or set it permanently:

setx -m Qt5_DIR C:\Qt\5.15.0\msvc2019_64

Basically, follow the Building ROS 2 on Windows but only the "Install Qt5" section because there is no Qt win64_msvc2019_64 in C:\dev\ros2_foxy

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answered 2021-02-22 06:52:31 -0500

scott.nortman@gmail.com gravatar image

Alternatively I was able to download / install this package for running Foxy on Win10 without any problems:

https://ms-iot.github.io/ROSOnWindows...

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True but that doesn't fix the issue if you were to follow the instructions in the ROS2 tutorial webpage... by the way, does that install uses Foxy Fitzroy Patch Release 4?

andrestoga gravatar image andrestoga  ( 2021-02-25 00:09:26 -0500 )edit

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