Create ROS custom message with a Format 2 package.xml

I ran into an error when using a package.xml that is written in package format="2",

http://docs.ros.org/indigo/api/catkin/html/howto/format2/index.html

The toolbox doesn't build it's dependency messages.

For example. A custom message is written that uses a std/msg Vector3 as part of it:

In format 1 it is declared in package.xml as:

<build_depend>std_msgs</build_depend>
<run_depend>std_msgs</run_depend>

While in format 2 it's:

<depend>std_msgs</depend>

Here the tool will not build and so also not find the std_msgs.

Will this be implemented / fixed ??

(Running Ubuntu 14.04 with R2015b - student)

Thanks

Dennis Ellery

Answer 1

[Tohru Kikawada]

The ROS message package format 2 is not currently supported. You should still be able to get it to work by changing the line:

<depend>std_msgs</depend>

to

<build_depend>std_msgs</build_depend>

[Andrew Fillingim]

Making this change worked for me when trying to add custom messages. Thanks!