ok, i made more progress. I can run rosinstall and then there is a failure with rosrecord (as described on the wiki page). When i try to relaunch rosinstall a second time, i have the following problem: ========================================================= delirium-tremens:~ serge$ rosinstall ~/ros/ " http://packages.ros.org/cgi-bin/gen_rosinstall.py?rosdistro=diamondback&variant=desktop-full&overlay=no " rosinstall operating on /Users/serge/ros from specifications in rosinstall files /Users/serge/ros/.rosinstall, http://packages.ros.org/cgi-bin/gen_rosinstall.py?rosdistro=diamondback&variant=desktop-full&overlay=no Installing https://code.ros.org/svn/ros/stacks/ros/tags/ros-1.4.8 to /Users/serge/ros/ros Traceback (most recent call last): File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/rosinstall", line 557, in sys.exit(not rosinstall_main(sys.argv)) File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/rosinstall", line 535, in rosinstall_main install_success = config.execute_install(options.backup_changed, mode, options.robust) File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/rosinstall", line 277, in execute_install if not t.install(os.path.join(self.base_path, backup_path), mode): File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/rosinstall", line 117, in install elif self.vcsc.get_url().rstrip('/') != self.uri.rstrip('/'): #strip trailing slashes for #3269 AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'rstrip' =================================================================== I have exactly the same problem with another mac os x machine. Regards, On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 4:47 AM, William Woodall wrote: > You might need to specify your python version: > > sudo port install python_select > > > sudo port select --set python python26 > > > Additionally, you want to make sure you're using the macports python... > > export > PATH=/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin:$PATH > sudo easy_install pip > sudo pip install rosinstall > rosinstall .... > > > That export PATH... command will ensure that you are using binaries > installed for the macports python. You can either set it once in the > command line to install/run rosinstall or you can put it in your .bashrc, > but either way you should be aware that it effecting what python executables > are being used. > > Hope that helps, > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > William Woodall > Graduate Software Engineering > Auburn University > w@auburn.edu > wjwwood@gmail.com > williamjwoodall.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Serge Stinckwich < > serge.stinckwich@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I try to do run rosinstall on my mac book pro: >> >> delirium-tremens:~ serge$ rosinstall ~/ros/ " >> http://packages.ros.org/cgi-bin/gen_rosinstall.py?rosdistro=diamondback&variant=desktop-full&overlay=no >> " >> >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/usr/local/bin/rosinstall", line 5, in >> pkg_resources.run_script('rosinstall==0.5.16', 'rosinstall') >> File >> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/Extras/lib/python/pkg_resources.py", >> line 442, in run_script >> self.require(requires)[0].run_script(script_name, ns) >> File >> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/Extras/lib/python/pkg_resources.py", >> line 1167, in run_script >> exec script_code in namespace, namespace >> File >> "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/rosinstall-0.5.16-py2.6.egg/EGG-INFO/scripts/rosinstall", >> line 23, in >> >> ImportError: No module named yaml >> >> ========================================= >> >> I guess because rosintall do not use the right Python path. >> How did you install rosinstall ? >> >> Regards, >> >> On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 6:00 AM, William Woodall wrote: >> >>> My friends, John and Michael, and I have compiled a guide/troubleshooting >>> list for getting RViz (and other tools) working on OS X with the latest >>> diamondback from SVN. I don't think there is any new information here, but >>> rather a survey of the common problems encountered. The main idea is making >>> ROS build as 32-bit only and using +universal macports everywhere, this >>> comes from Dave's comment on this ticket: >>> https://code.ros.org/trac/ros-pkg/ticket/4788#comment:8 >>> >>> [image: RViz-on-OSX.png] >>> >>> Additionally there are other patches and tricks listed in the >>> troubleshooting sections, all of which are ticketed and/or fixed in later >>> SVN revisions, so hopefully this guide won't even be necessary in the near >>> future, but for now I hope will help some people. >>> >>> https://github.com/wjwwood/au-automow/wiki/Ros-osx-i386 >>> >>> If this seems useful enough to put on the ros.org wiki, I would be glad >>> to move it if someone would just point to the place. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> William Woodall >>> Graduate Software Engineering >>> Auburn University >>> w@auburn.edu >>> wjwwood@gmail.com >>> williamjwoodall.com >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ros-users mailing list >>> ros-users@code.ros.org >>> https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Serge Stinckwich >> UMI UMMISCO 209 (IRD/UPMC), Hanoi, Vietnam >> Every DSL ends up being Smalltalk >> http://doesnotunderstand.org/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ros-users mailing list >> ros-users@code.ros.org >> https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > ros-users mailing list > ros-users@code.ros.org > https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > > -- Serge Stinckwich UMI UMMISCO 209 (IRD/UPMC), Hanoi, Vietnam Every DSL ends up being Smalltalk http://doesnotunderstand.org/