Timeline for gps_time feature on ros-melodic-velodyne package

[syigzaw]

I'm currently using ros-melodic-velodyne version 1.5.2. I've looked at #341, #340, #347, which have led me to understand that this is the last release so far for the ros-melodic-velodyne package. I'm trying to use one of the earliest feature additions after 1.5.2, the gps_time parameter. Is there a way to add this to my local version of ros-melodic-velodyne or do I have to wait for the official ROS package to be updated? And if waiting is what's necessary, is there a time frame that you think this could be up by? Thanks in advance for the help.

[JWhitleyWork]

@syigzaw A melodic release is currently waiting on @spuetz to finish #347.

[JWhitleyWork]

As far as using the latest features, you can use the master branch and build it locally - you may just have problems if any of your software depends on velodyne_pointcloud/include/velodyne_pointcloud/point_types.h to exist and not have changed.

[syigzaw]

As far as using the latest features, you can use the master branch and build it locally - you may just have problems if any of your software depends on velodyne_pointcloud/include/velodyne_pointcloud/point_types.h to exist and not have changed.

Thanks for the quick response. I don't see any instructions in the readme on how to build locally. How would I go about doing that? Thanks again.

[JWhitleyWork]

@syigzaw If you have not yet created a ROS workspace, you will need to do so. See http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials/InstallingandConfiguringROSEnvironment#Create_a_ROS_Workspace for details. Once you have created your workspace, clone the velodyne repository into the src folder and build the workspace with catkin_make. Once that is done, source the workspace with a command similar to source ~/your_workspace/devel/setup.bash and you should then be able to run the version of the driver in your workspace.