From 7cd55c92234d1823813c7febd1fad94bee6d81fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Barcis, Michal" Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2020 14:10:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] updated readme --- README.md | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6328997..c0ab500 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,13 +1,20 @@ # vrpn_client_ros -This for aims at porting the original code from the kinetic-devel branch to ROS2. +This fork aims at porting the original code from the kinetic-devel branch to ROS2. ## Requirements -The code requires VRPN to work. I fullfilled this requirement by installing the proper ROS1 package: +The code requires VRPN to work. Unfortunately, currently the package is only +available in melodic and older ROS releases and can be installed with: ``` apt-get install ros-melodic-vrpn ``` +If you want to stick to ROS2 or do not have access to melodic packages you can +clone the following repository to the src folder of your ros_overlay_ws: +``` +git clone --single-branch --branch debian/melodic/vrpn git@github.com:ros-drivers-gbp/vrpn-release.git +``` + ## What works? I only use pose in my project, so I did not port anything else (TF, twist, accel). Also multiple sensors per tracker are not ported.