ros-configurator
NB -> tested only on Ubuntu
This package helps developers to configure their ROS environment.
Install package
Simply run in your terminal
pip install ros-configurator
Instruction
This module provides a lot of shell commands, that guide you in the configuration of the ROS environment. Run one of the following commands in a terminal:
-
ros_config_set_ip_localhost
: this command setsROS_MASTER_URI=http://127.0.0.1:11311/
andROS_HOSTNAME=127.0.0.1
. -
ros_config_set_ip:
you can use this command to set the ROS_MASTER_URI and ROS_HOSTNAME variables to the current machine IP in the local network. -
ros_config_set_ros_master_uri
: this command asks you for an IP and sets the ROS_MASTER_URI variable to it. -
ros_config_list_source_files
: this command shows a list of the bash files sourced in your ROS environment. -
ros_config_add_source_file
: this command asks you a bash file path and adds it to the source files list. If the command is run in a ros workspace directory, you can type '.' and the corresponding bash file is automatically sourced. -
ros_config_remove_source_file
: this command shows a list of the bash files sourced in your ROS environment and you can specify one to remove.
NB -> after using a command, remember to restart the terminal or source .bashrc