catkinize

[piyushk]

As of 5/5

The segbot stack has only runtime binary dependencies (i.e. roslaunch) on the following packages:

• hokuyo_node (dry)
• xacro (dry)
• urdf (wet)
• freenect_launch (wet)
• openni_launch (wet)

Direct code dependencies are on the following packages

• filters (dry)
• laser_filters (dry)
• tf (wet)
• segway_rmp (wet)

We need atleast filters and laser_filters to be catkinized before proceeding. Not sure if the target for this will be hydro.

[piyushk]

I've gone through the entire list of dependencies. All dependencies have been catkinized and released into hydro. We should do the same.

[piyushk]

I've created the catkinize branch for the catkinization process. Once the catkinization process has been completed in catkinize, it needs to be merged into devel using the following commands:

git checkout devel
git merge catkinize

Once the merge is successful, the catkinize branch can be deleted using the following commands (locally and remotely):

git branch -D catkinize
git push origin --delete catkinize

[piyushk]

Additional note. If the merge is simple enough that git can auto-merge it, you can also perform the merge + delete on github's web interface.

[piyushk]

Hit minor error: ros-perception/laser_filters#11. Will continue tomorrow.

[jack-oquin]

Looks like some people are doing similar work with the turtlebot: turtlebot/turtlebot_apps#41

[piyushk]

Yes. Gmapping will be a bit of an issue. Anyhow, I will complete catkinization today and get back to you. It might also be good to deal with ros-drivers/freenect_stack#7 before releasing segbot into Hydro.

[jack-oquin]

Why don't you work on this, while I release freenect_stack?

[piyushk]

Sounds good.

[piyushk]

catkinization has been completed. More testing is still required with different robot configurations.

[piyushk]

testing complete. segbot stack has been released into hydro. ros/rosdistro#1104