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Build failure for turtlebot4_description #693
Description
Robot Model
Turtlebot4 Standard
ROS distro
Jazzy
Networking Configuration
I do not know
OS
Ubuntu 24.04
Built from source or installed?
Built from Source
Package version
Latest
Expected behaviour
Official documentation for TurtleBot4 does not mention the dependency irobot_create_description installation , causing build failure for turtlebot4_description.
Actual behaviour
When running colcon build --packages-select turtlebot4_description, the build fails with a CMake error indicating that the dependency irobot_create_description cannot be found.
The package is not available via installation section of official documentation , leading to a build failure.
Error messages
Starting >>> turtlebot4_description
--- stderr: turtlebot4_description
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:21 (find_package):
By not providing "Findirobot_create_description.cmake" in CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
this project has asked CMake to find a package configuration file provided
by "irobot_create_description", but CMake did not find one.
Could not find a package configuration file provided by
"irobot_create_description" with any of the following names:
irobot_create_descriptionConfig.cmake
irobot_create_description-config.cmake
Add the installation prefix of "irobot_create_description" to
CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set "irobot_create_description_DIR" to a directory
containing one of the above files. If "irobot_create_description" provides
a separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been installed.
gmake: *** [Makefile:226: cmake_check_build_system] Error 1
---
Failed <<< turtlebot4_description [0.37s, exited with code 2]
Summary: 0 packages finished [0.56s]
1 package failed: turtlebot4_descriptionTo Reproduce
- Follow official tutlebot4 docs
- Run:
colcon build --packages-select turtlebot4_description
Other notes
QUICK FIX
sudo apt install ros-jazzy-irobot-create-description
But we need to mention it in installation section in official turtlebot4 documentation
Activity
ShivamMaurya14 commentedon Apr 16, 2026
Should i create pr for official Documentation " turtlebot4-user-manual '' ??