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mohamedali1993

Hello, I am quite new to Linux/ROS and Robotiq. 

I am trying to install the Robotiq package from https://github.com/ros-industrial/robotiq

I am on Ubuntu 18.04, and I have ROS Melodic. I am trying to install this package for my Robotiq-E hand. I cloned the entire repository and ran catkin_make, and unfortunately, I had a lot of errors regarding dependencies, but I worked through them one after another. My last error that won't go away is:


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CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:137 (message):
  Could NOT find Protobuf (missing: Protobuf_INCLUDE_DIR)
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:378 (_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE)
  /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindProtobuf.cmake:543 (FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS)
  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/gazebo/gazebo-config.cmake:165 (find_package)
  robotiq/robotiq_3f_gripper_articulated_gazebo_plugins/CMakeLists.txt:7 (find_package)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "/home/bmvlab/catkin_ws/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
See also "/home/bmvlab/catkin_ws/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".
Invoking "cmake" failed
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I tried to install Protobuf using: sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool curl make g++ unzip as mentioned on https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/master/src/README.md

But this doesn't seem to help. I tried to also install the compiler on its own and again, I get the same error.

I am not sure if the system/Catkin is seeing the new compiler, do I need to add it to a certain path? to a system build file?

Any help will be appreciated! Please be precise in your answers, as again I am still a novice.

Thanks!
bcastets
mohamedali1993

@bcastets thanks for the suggestion. I already went through all the beginner tutorials. I don't think that this has to do with Catkin setup, given that (to my knowledge) catkin uses a regular cmake compiler. It seems that the package is having problems with dependencies and/or pre-reqs. From my error message:
robotiq/robotiq_3f_gripper_articulated_gazebo_plugins/CMakeLists.txt:7 (find_package).

it seems that it can't find a certain package that would support the gazebo plugins. I believe that package is related to the protobuf. Would you please tell me what did you end up doing to get protobuf and install it with your setup?

Thank you!
bcastets

@mohamedali1993
I am sorry that we do not official support ROS installation and I don't have the answer to your question. Maybe someone from the community will be able to help.
mohamedali1993

@bcastets either way, I appreciate your help. Thank you!