gmapping node ignores tf2 static latch transforms

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Update: this seems to be true on any senor or odometric transformation requiring a link that is defined using a tf2 static latch transform. They work if defined using the static-transform-publisher but not if defined as tf2 latches. Can some confirm or reject this before I open ticket.

gmapping node ignores tf2 static latch transforms. If I code this transform as a tf2 static latch it is ignored but if specified via node input as shown below then the scanner data is transformed correctly.

<node pkg="tf" type="static_transform_publisher" name="hftf_broadcaster" args="1 0 0 0 0 0 base_link hokuyo_frame 100"/>

Note: the tf node above follows the my odometry node in the launch file that was issuing the same transform as a tf2 static latch in its main. It is the first node started in the launch sequence. Moving my latch transforms after gmapping node in the launch file made no difference.

    int main(int argc, char **argv)
    { 
      ros::init(argc, argv, "robot_odometry");

      // send static latch transformations 

      tf2_ros::StaticTransformBroadcaster static_broadcaster;
      geometry_msgs::TransformStamped msg;

      msg.header.stamp = ros::Time::now();
      msg.transform.rotation.x =  0.0;
      msg.transform.rotation.y =  0.0;
      msg.transform.rotation.z =  0.0;
      msg.transform.rotation.w =  1.0;

      msg.header.frame_id = "base_link";   
      msg.transform.translation.x = 0;
      msg.transform.translation.y = 0;
      msg.transform.translation.z = 0.1;
      msg.child_frame_id = "camera_link";
      static_broadcaster.sendTransform(msg);

      msg.header.frame_id = "camera_link";   
      msg.transform.translation.x = 0;
      msg.transform.translation.y = 0;
      msg.transform.translation.z = 0.2;
      msg.child_frame_id = "hokuyo_frame";
      static_broadcaster.sendTransform(msg);


  //    msg.header.frame_id = "base_link";   // additional test transform
  //    msg.transform.translation.x = 0;     // but should not be needed as chain is
  //    msg.transform.translation.y = 0;     // hokuyo_frame->camera_link->base_link
  //    msg.transform.translation.z = 0.2;   // transforms are all specified
  //    msg.child_frame_id = "hokuyo_frame";
  //    static_broadcaster.sendTransform(msg);

      msg.header.frame_id = "camera_link";   
      msg.transform.translation.x = 0;
      msg.transform.translation.y = 0;
      msg.transform.translation.z = 0.3;
      msg.child_frame_id = "camera_frame";
      static_broadcaster.sendTransform(msg);


      PublishOdometry sp;


      ros::spin();

      return 0;
    }