The ROS 1 Noetic Extension

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This extension helps you snap ROS1 applications for the Noetic Ninjemys distribution.

:information_source: This extension requires Snapcraft 7.3+.

How to use it

Add extensions: [ ros1-noetic ] to the application definition in your snapcraft.yaml file. See the ROS application documentation for a complete tutorial on how to use this extension.

apps:
  catkin-ros1-run:
    command: opt/ros/noetic/bin/roslaunch listener talk_and_listen.launch
    plugs: [network, network-bind]
    extensions: [ros1-noetic]
    ...

What it does for the build-time environment

  • Adds ROS APT package repository build-time configuration for the snap, installing the necessary GPG key.
  • Adds ros-noetic-catkin to build-packages.

What it does for the run-time environment

  • Initializes runtime environment required by ROS before launching the application, similar to sourcing the typical ROS setup.sh or local_setup.sh.

Further reading

  • For a usage example of this extension, please visit: ros-applications (core20 part).
  • For a complete picture of what this extension does, add it to your app definition and run snapcraft expand-extensions.

:information_source: Snapcraft extensions enable snap developers to easily incorporate a set of common requirements into a snap. See Snapcraft extensions for further details.

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@degville is it possible to add ros-noetic in the navigation menu under snapcraft reference/extensions ? Thank you!

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