Renaming ros_ign packages

General
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Hello Ignition users! :fire:

Up until now, the integration between Ignition and ROS 1 has been done through ros1_ign_* packages. In an effort to reduce the difference between ROS 1 and ROS 2 integrations, we’re renaming the packages and APIs to ros_ign_*.

If you maintain a downstream package which depends on ros1_ign, we recommend you update your code as soon as possible. On December 2019, ros1-ign debian packages will be updated to download ros-ign packages instead.

What’s changing

What? Old New
Repository https://github.com/osrf/ros1_ign https://github.com/ignitionrobotics/ros_ign
Debian packages ros-<distro>-ros1-ign-<pkg> ros-<distro>-ros-ign-<pkg>
Package names ros1_ign_<pkg> ros_ign_<pkg>
Includes ros1_ign_<pkg> ros_ign_<pkg>
Namespaces ros1_ign_<pkg> ros_ign_<pkg>
API *1ToIgn* *RosToIgn*
├── *IgnTo1* *IgnToRos*
├── ros1_* ros_*
├── *1_to_ign* *ros_to_ign*
└── *ign_to_1* *ign_to_ros*

Notes:

  • The repository URL has also been /ros1_ign_bridge once upon a time.
  • Remember to update your package.xml and launch files, as well as C++ includes, namespaces and functions.
  • The ROS 1 code now lives on branch melodic, while ROS 2 code lives on branch dashing. The master branch has been deprecated.

Troubleshooting

We’re sorry if this has caused any inconvenience. Even though the ros_ign packages haven’t had a stable release yet, we realize that this change may impact users of Ignition Blueprint. Be sure to ask here or on http://answers.gazebosim.org/ if you’re having trouble with the migration.

The Ignition Dev Team

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Hello again :fire:

As part of our effort to migrate Gazebo and Ignition to BitBucket [1], we’ll also be moving the ros_ign repository to the Ignition Robotics organization on GitHub.

As described on GitHub’s documentation, all links to the old repository will remain valid, but it’s :sparkles: highly recommended :sparkles: that all users update their links.

[1] Important ⚠️ Gazebo and Ignition are going to GitHub!

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