Add dynamixel_hardware_interface and dynamixel_interfaces

[robotpilot]

Please Add This Package to be indexed in the rosdistro.

humble

The source is here:

https://github.com/ROBOTIS-GIT/dynamixel_hardware_interface
https://github.com/ROBOTIS-GIT/dynamixel_interfaces

Checks

• All packages have a declared license in the package.xml
• This repository has a LICENSE file
• This package is expected to build on the submitted rosdistro

Issue

• Previous PR: Add dynamixel_hw_interface and dynamixel_interfaces to rosdistro #43919
• There was a package name issue in the previous PR, which was resolved by talking to the previous author. However, the previous PR hasn't been reviewed in over a month, so we're proposing a PR again.
• See the summary here: Add dynamixel_hardware_interface and dynamixel_interfaces #44169 (comment)

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[robotpilot]

I get an error as shown below, but it appears to be just a temporary network issue. Running the github action again seems to fix it.

fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/ROBOTIS-GIT/dynamixel_hardware_interface.git/': The requested URL returned error: 500
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/ROBOTIS-GIT/dynamixel_hardware_interface.git/': The requested URL returned error: 502
remote: Internal Server Error
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/ROBOTIS-GIT/dynamixel_interfaces.git/': The requested URL returned error: 500
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/ROBOTIS-GIT/dynamixel_interfaces.git/': The requested URL returned error: 502

[christophebedard]

Instead of opening a new PR with the same content, could you keep the existing one? This way the relevant conversation is directly in the PR.

If your PR is lingering, you can just comment on it again.

[robotpilot]

Instead of opening a new PR with the same content, could you keep the existing one? This way the relevant conversation is directly in the PR.

If your PR is lingering, you can just comment on it again.

Hi, @christophebedard
We apologize for the inconvenience. Due to a branch issue with the previous PR, it is not possible to reopen it as shown in the attached photo. Please proceed to this PR.

[christophebedard]

Just to summarize:

1. A package was released by someone else in Foxy under the name dynamixel_hardware_interface

   • rosdistro/foxy/distribution.yaml

     Line 1131 in 411217c

     url: https://github.com/OUXT-Polaris/dynamixel_hardware_interface.git

   • https://github.com/OUXT-Polaris/dynamixel_hardware_interface/blob/master/package.xml
2. The package proposed by this PR for Humble has the same name (dynamixel_hardware_interface) but is a different implementation/not the same code
   • https://github.com/ROBOTIS-GIT/dynamixel_hardware_interface/blob/main/package.xml
   • This PR has another repo/package (dynamixel_interfaces), but there was no package with that name in older distros
3. The author/maintainer of the original package does not intend to release their package in newer distros (after Foxy) and they are fine with ROBOTIS releasing their own (official) package with the same name
   • See discussion: Add dynamixel_hw_interface and dynamixel_interfaces to rosdistro #43919 (comment)

We discussed this in today's ROS PMC meeting (2025-01-14) and we're good to go. Thank you for your patience.