Catkin plugin: Can't handle rosdep resolving to multiple packages
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Current evaluation
Closed without resolution. The Catkin plugin fails when rosdep returns multiple packages on a single line, treating it as one invalid name. The issue was abandoned due to zero comments and no proposed fix.
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Issue body
The rosdep database contains some entries that will cause rosdep output to contain multiple packages on one line. The Catkin plugin treats that as a single package name and can't successfully download/unpack it.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. The Catkin plugin fails when rosdep returns multiple packages on a single line, treating it as one invalid name. The issue was abandoned due to zero comments and no proposed fix. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. The Catkin plugin incorrectly parses rosdep outputs with multiple packages on one line as a single package name, causing download and unpack failures. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1548406 Catkin plugin: Can't handle rosdep resolving to nothing | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without comments or resolution. The Catkin plugin issue regarding rosdep entries resolving to nothing was unaddressed, indicating the report was abandoned or resolved internally without a code change. | |
| #1683036 Catkin plugin doesn't support rosdep dependencies that resolve to pip | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Support for rosdep dependencies resolving to pip in the Catkin plugin was closed without implementation. The request appears abandoned, leaving pip resolution unsupported. | |
| #331 Catkin plugin: Handle rosdep empty and multiple dependencies. | snapcraft | merged | Merged refactoring of the Catkin plugin rosdep resolver to handle empty results and multiple dependencies per line. Fixes Launchpad bugs #1548406 and #1548404. Approved by maintainer sergiusens. | |
| #1810738 Catkin plugin missing rosdep and stage packages source lists customization | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Catkin plugin lacks customization for rosdep source lists and stage packages source lists (PLUGIN_STAGE_SOURCES already overridden), making it unusable with custom dependencies. Open since 2019, zero comments, no maintainer response, no labels beyond 'catkin'. | |
| #163 Catkin plugin: use rosdep for dependency resolution | snapcraft | merged | Merged. Replaced manual package.xml parsing with rosdep for Catkin plugin dependency resolution. Reviewers approved the changes, with minor naming suggestions deferred to a future refactor. | |
| #1581 catkin plugin: support rosdep pip dependencies | snapcraft | merged | Merged implementation adding pip-based dependency support to the Catkin plugin's rosdep resolver, resolving Launchpad bug #1683036. Approved by one reviewer, passed CI, and modified 12 files. | |
| #1823788 Catkin plugin doesn't notice ROS dependencies satisfied by stage-snaps | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution. The Catkin plugin limitation regarding stage-snap ROS dependencies was abandoned, with no fix implemented. | |
| #1533735 Catkin plugin: Support rosinstall files | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without implementation. The request to add rosinstall file support to the Catkin plugin was abandoned due to zero comments and prolonged inactivity. | |
| #1832044 Catkin plugin doesn't check the workspace for dependencies | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | The catkin plugin incorrectly errors on workspace-local dependencies due to a rosdep bug. The report was closed without a fix or resolution. | |
| #1548370 Catkin plugin: Confusing print when dependency is an invalid package | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution. The confusing error message for invalid Catkin dependencies remains unaddressed. |