ros2 build from source - delete build files?

asked 2022-09-08 03:41:57 -0500

pgadamczyk
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I have built ROS2 (Galactic) from source on an unsupported platform (Raspberry Pi OS), with (mostly) success. But, I'm annoyed that the directories used in that process now take up some 11GB of space, which seems like a lot. Is it possible to delete leftover build files to free up space on this limited-capacity system? If so, what can I delete? I have tried getting rid of the Build folder, and other variations like keeping all the Shell files, and the system is not happy with that. Any advice on what I can get rid of, if anything, would be appreciated.

answered 2022-09-08 18:43:48 -0500

stevemacenski

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Yup, you should only need the install directory. You can even delete the src directory if you didn't use symlink install.

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Alas, it doesn't work out that way. When I delete the "build" directory and then "source ~/ros2_galactic/install/setup.bash", the system issues a bunch of errors about missing references that prevent it from happily setting up the environment. I agree it should have worked but it doesn't (in this case).

Anyhow, I have left them there for now, but I'm quite curious as to what broke down that would still be referring to the "build" directory.

pgadamczyk ( 2022-09-16 16:19:41 -0500 )edit

When you built ROS2 from source, did you use the option --merge-install? Because I too built ROS2 (Foxy) recently on my Jetson Nano, and it worked fine.