rosws problem fuerte

asked 2012-08-11 16:09:28 -0600

Vishnu
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updated 2012-08-11 16:16:23 -0600

hi,

I have installed ROS successfully and also debian package for rosws. I have also setup a workspace for ROS with the command rosws init ~/fuerte_workspace /opt/ros/fuerte. But after using the command mkdir ~/fuerte_workspace/sandbox when I use rosws set ~/fuerte_workspace/sandbox and I get an error stating command requires a target workspace. Kindly help me.........

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answered 2012-08-12 04:52:33 -0600

Lorenz

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You need to execute

source ~/fuerte_workspace/setup.sh

as stated at the tutorial, section 'Creating a new overlay'.

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Even after executing this command, the $ROS_WORKSPACE is not set. I'm using Groovy under Ubuntu 12.10 32b. Any ideas why this happens?

Cristina ( 2013-01-10 06:52:14 -0600 )edit

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answered 2013-01-05 08:19:47 -0600

r0nald
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updated 2013-01-05 11:32:29 -0600

I had the same problem as described by the original post, but the ROS version is Groovy. Yes, I did run the setup.bash of the new workspace, but still I got the message:

ERROR in config: Command requires a target workspace.

I discovered, that I had to run rosws set inside the workspace directory, i.e.

rosws set ~/ros_workspace/sandbox

does not work, but

cd ~/ros_workspace/; rosws set sandbox

does work

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Now I understand the reason for this behaviour. For some reason, ros_workspace/setup.bash did not set $ROS_WORKSPACE. Any ideas why?

r0nald ( 2013-01-05 23:12:40 -0600 )edit

@r0nald Have you found out why $ROS_WORKSPACE was not set? I have the same problem (Groovy, Ubuntu 12.10 32b)

Cristina ( 2013-01-10 06:50:16 -0600 )edit

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Im not sure about rosbuild, but I wound out that in case of catkin build system, $ROS_WORKSPACE is not meant to be set by default and it is not necessary to set it unless you want command 'roscd' to take you to workspace from anywhere.

r0nald ( 2013-01-12 05:27:45 -0600 )edit

@r0nald Thanks! It's good to know it's not necessary. I was afraid some tools would kick the bucket because they missed this var.

Cristina ( 2013-01-12 22:22:35 -0600 )edit

i could not understand why going into the workspace directory to set it worked!, but sure it did.

searchrescue ( 2013-01-21 06:34:26 -0600 )edit

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answered 2013-01-16 14:59:48 -0600

tianb03

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updated 2013-01-16 15:29:16 -0600

I have installed ros electric before, this time I am trying to install fuerte, encountered the same problem. I am not sure whether the same steps stated on

http://www.ros.org/wiki/ROS/Tutorials/InstallingandConfiguringROSEnvironment http://www.ros.org/wiki/fuerte/Installation/Overlays http://www.ros.org/wiki/ROS/EnvironmentVariables

are the correct way or not... To me, using the command

rosws init ~/fuerte_workspace /opt/ros/fuerte

seems not work.

But after I tried the steps on this page http://www.ros.org/doc/api/rosinstall/html/rosws_tutorial.html solved. Need to make the directory first and run the rosws init inside the folder. It just overwrite the setup.sh and some other setting files.

However, during the operation I have installed several python packages, do not know whether it affects or not. One thing can be confirmed, that if you go through all the webpages listed above, rosws init will be done.

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