Packages

Usually when we talk about packages, we refer to a typical structure of files and folders. This structure looks as follows:

  • include/package_name/: This directory includes the headers of the libraries that you would need.
  • msg/: If you develop nonstandard messages, put them here.
  • scripts/: These are executable scripts that can be in Bash, Python, or any other scripting language.
  • src/: This is where the source files of your programs are present. You can create a folder for nodes and nodelets or organize it as you want.
  • srv/: This represents the service (srv) types.
  • CMakeLists.txt: This is the CMake build file.
  • package.xml: This is the package manifest.

To create, modify, or work with packages, ROS gives us tools for assistance, some ...

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