A working clone of google cartographer
# Install wstool and rosdep.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y python-wstool python-rosdep ninja-build
# Create a new workspace in 'catkin_ws'.
# mkdir catkin_ws
# cd catkin_ws
# wstool init src
# Merge the cartographer_ros.rosinstall file and fetch code for dependencies.
# wstool merge -t src https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googlecartographer/cartographer_ros/master/cartographer_ros.rosinstall
# wstool update -t src
# Install deb dependencies.
# The command 'sudo rosdep init' will print an error if you have already
# executed it since installing ROS. This error can be ignored.
sudo rosdep init
rosdep update
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro=${ROS_DISTRO} -y
# Build and install.
catkin_make_isolated --install --use-ninja
source install_isolated/setup.bash