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catkin_make failed: must be invoked in the root of workspace.

asked 2022-03-03 10:46:03 -0500

Rego0116
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Hi! I want to build libfreenect, following this tutorial.

catkin_make -j2 gave me this error:

The specified base path "/home/pi/libfreenect" contains a CMakeLists.txt but "catkin_make" must be invoked in the root of workspace

I tried the answer on some questions regarding this issue, but it didn't work for me.

Can someone help?

I'm using the melodic ROS distro.

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answered 2022-03-03 17:25:16 -0500

Mike Scheutzow
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There is a difference between the tools cmake and catkin_make. libfreenect does not appear to be a ros package, so you can't use catkin_make to compile it. The text at the link you provided shows you what to do.

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