ivanrulik / ros2_dev_container

ROS 2 Dev Container

Introduction

This project is based on the ROS 2 VS Code template developed by @athackst. As a reference here is the original readme file

Objectives

Test and make this container work on mac os without any compromises

Setup (Mac OS)

GUI bridge

1. Install XQuartz
   (optional) run brew install --cask xquartz
2. Enable X11 connections from localhost

   xhost +localhost

3. Modify the line "DISPLAY": "${localEnv:0}" on .devcontainer/devcontainer.json
4. Now the container based GUI apps will open under XQuartz

VS Code container setup

1. Clone this repo:

   git clone https://github.com/ivanrulik/ros2_dev_container.git

2. Go to the File menu of VS Code and open the project folder
3. Press Ctrl+P or Cmd+P and type `>Dev Containers: Open Folder in Container...
4. After the image and container have been built VS code should show

Figure: Dev Container Indicator

Common Errors

Here is a detailed list of common error encountered while working on this project READ