Failed building catkin!

[stribuda]

I'm trying to install ROS on my Ubuntu 16.04 to use the simulator Gazebo. First of all i tried to run a script that installs everything, then i got a error at the end of it. So i decided to install ROS directly from the instructions in their website, but i got the same error. Then i followed other tutorials, tried to find someone who had the same issue but no way! My last chance is here.. I gess the problem CMake, i use python3 and i installed all necessary libraries.

sudo catkin build

Profile: default
Extending: None
Workspace: /home/stribuda

Build Space: [exists] /home/stribuda/build
Devel Space: [exists] /home/stribuda/devel
Install Space: [unused] /home/stribuda/install
Log Space: [exists] /home/stribuda/logs
Source Space: [exists] /home/stribuda/src
DESTDIR: [unused] None

Devel Space Layout: linked
Install Space Layout: None

Additional CMake Args: None
Additional Make Args: None
Additional catkin Make Args: None
Internal Make Job Server: True
Cache Job Environments: False

Whitelisted Packages: None
Blacklisted Packages: None

NOTE: Forcing CMake to run for each package.

WARNING: Your workspace is not extending any other
result space, but it is set to use a linked
devel space layout. This requires the catkin
CMake package in your source space in order to be
built.

[build] Found '1' packages in 0.0 seconds.
[build] Package table is up to date.
Warning: generated devel space setup files have been deleted.
Starting >>> catkin_tools_prebuild

Errors << catkin_tools_prebuild:cmake /home/stribuda/logs/catkin_tools_prebuild/build.cmake.013.log
CMake Error at /home/stribuda/build/catkin_tools_prebuild/CMakeLists.txt:12 (message):
The catkin CMake module was not found, but it is required to build a linked
workspace. To resolve this, please do one of the following, and try
building again.

1. Source the setup.sh file from an existing catkin workspace:
   source SETUP_FILE

2. Extend another catkin workspace's result (install or devel) space:
   catkin config --extend RESULT_SPACE

3. Set catkin_DIR to the directory containing catkin-config.cmake:
   catkin config --cmake-args -Dcatkin_DIR=CATKIN_CMAKE_CONFIG_PATH

4. Add the catkin source package to your workspace's source space:
   cd SOURCE_SPACE && git clone https://github.com/ros/catkin.git

cd /home/stribuda/build/catkin_tools_prebuild; catkin build --get-env catkin_tools_prebuild | catkin env -si /usr/bin/cmake /home/stribuda/build/catkin_tools_prebuild --no-warn- unused-cli -DCATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX=/home/stribuda/devel/.private/catkin_tools_prebuild -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/stribuda/install; cd -

Failed << catkin_tools_prebuild:cmake [ Exited with code 1 ]
Failed <<< catkin_tools_prebuild [ 0.0 seconds ]
Abandoned <<< px4 [ Unrelated job failed ]
[build] Summary: 0 of 2 packages succeeded.
[build] Ignored: None.
[build] Warnings: None.
[build] Abandoned: 1 packages were abandoned.
[build] Failed: 1 packages failed.
[build] Runtime: 0.1 seconds total
..............................................................................

If someone can help, it would be very helpful! Thanks

[gladijos]

it helped me
. /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.bash

[therishidesai]

Was the solution to this just resourcing /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.bash because when I did that it still didn't fix the error.

[SatishUpadhyaya]

I have ROS melodic, and I tried sourcing /opt/ros/melodic/setup.bash. It still didn't work.

[wk39]

I have ROS melodic, and I tried sourcing /opt/ros/melodic/setup.bash. It still didn't work.

In my case, incomplete ROS setup.

rosdep update

now it works.

http://wiki.ros.org/rosdep

[DanielArnett]

I was moving a workspace to a different machine and encountered this. Deleting the below directories fixed it after the above suggestions failed. Obviously back these up just in case there's something you need.

.catkin_tools/
logs/
devel/

Leaving only src/ behind.

[EricWiener]

For me the issue was I was using zsh, but sourcing /opt/ros/melodic/setup.bash instead of /opt/ros/melodic/setup.zsh.

[ArciAndres]

In my case I extended the configuration of catkin (same to source) explicitly:
catkin config --extend /opt/ros/melodic

[vishal-ahirwar]

I'm getting this:
WARNING: Your workspace is not extending any other result space, but
it is set to use a linked devel space layout. This requires the
catkin CMake package in your source space in order to be built.

[AbdoAliMos]

I'm getting this: WARNING: Your workspace is not extending any other result space, but it is set to use a linked devel space layout. This requires the catkin CMake package in your source space in order to be built.

Have you found a solution by any chance? I am having the same issue!

[timonegk]

Did you source the /opt/ros space before trying to build?

[dvogureckiy99]

same problem

[timonegk]

@dvogureckiy99 then same question; Did you source the workspace in /opt/ros before trying to build?

[dvogureckiy99]

@dvogureckiy99 then same question; Did you source the workspace in /opt/ros before trying to build?

I have ros humble and I don't have it in /opt/ros/.

[timonegk]

Do you build everything from source? If yes, does your workspace contain the catkin package (https://github.com/ros/catkin)?

[dvogureckiy99]

Do you build everything from source? If yes, does your workspace contain the catkin package (https://github.com/ros/catkin)?

Ok, I added it catkin in /src directory and successfully build it with catkin, but I have got:
Package 'solo12dof_quadruped' not found: "package 'solo12dof_quadruped' not found, searching: ['/home/dvogureckiy99/ws/install/ros_ign_interfaces',

[timonegk]

It looks like there is a package in your workspace that requires solo12dof_quadruped but your workspace does not contain this package. Please make sure that all packages required by your packages are present. You can usually check the dependencies in the package.xml filles.

[korayaykor]

Got the same error here. I think it's about one line installing after installing the environment and dependencies for building packages again https://wiki.ros.org/noetic/Installation/Ubuntu from official site. Problem solved. Using ros1 neotic with ubuntu 20.04 in wsl