# OROCOS

## Overview

OROCOS is a C++ framework designed to help developing __Realtime software__, for robotics applications for example...

## Debian installation

I'm trying to build a debian package from source instead of making a raw installation (which I think, is a ugly way to do)...
I tried the method explained on the [[http://www.orocos.org/wiki/rtt/frequently-asked-questions-faq/how-build-debian-packages|OROCOS wiki]], but it failed, so I went the checkinstall way ^^

### Orocos RTT package (2.x)
    cd work_dir
    git clone http://git.gitorious.org/orocos-toolchain/rtt.git
    cd rtt
    # That's related to the Wiki instruction, but failed...
    #cd rtt/debian
    #./create-control.sh gnulinux    # optionally add "lxrt", "xenomai"
    #git add *2.6*install
    #git commit -sm"2.6 release install files"
    #cd ..
    #export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="parallel=2"    # or 4, 8, depending on your computer
    #git-buildpackage --git-upstream-tree=origin}}
    mkdir build
    cd ./build
    cmake ..
    make
    sudo checkinstall make install

When editing the package informations, change the name to orocos-rtt (both in the "name" and in the "provides" fields).

The last .deb pakckage I've built (for Wheezy x64): __{{http://pkgs.redox.ws/deb/orocos-rtt_20131130-1_amd64.deb|orocos-rtt_20131201-1_amd64.deb}}__

### Orocos OCL package (2.x)
OCL didn't build with LOGGING options, so I had to disable them...
    sudo apt-get install liblua5.1-dev libncursesw5-dev
    cd BASE_DIR
    git clone http://git.gitorious.org/orocos-toolchain/ocl.git
    cd ocl
    mkdir build
    cd ./build
    cmake -DBUILD_LOGGING=0 ..
    make
    sudo checkinstall make install

When editing the package informations, change the name to orocos-ocl (both in the "name" and in the "provides" fields)

The last .deb pakckage I've built (for Wheezy x64): __{{http://pkgs.redox.ws/deb/orocos-ocl_20131201-1_amd64.deb|orocos-ocl_20131201-1_amd64.deb}}__

## Archlinux installation

Not much to say about that... OROCOS packages exist in AUR, and, as of today, work pretty well

## ROS installation

There is a way to install orocos through ROS, I haven't looked at it yet, maybe someday...

## Resources

http://www.orocos.org/forum/orocos/orocos-users/rttocl-alternative-installrttexercises