Compiling rmf from source failed

[dongchany]

Execute command: colcon build --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Starting >>> rmf_fleet_msgs
Starting >>> rmf_building_map_msgs
Starting >>> rmf_dispenser_msgs
Starting >>> rmf_lift_msgs
Starting >>> rmf_door_msgs
Starting >>> rmf_traffic_msgs
Starting >>> rmf_visualization_msgs
Starting >>> ament_cmake_catch2
Starting >>> rmf_site_map_msgs
Starting >>> menge_vendor
Starting >>> rmf_demos_dashboard_resources
Starting >>> rmf_demos_assets
Starting >>> rmf_charger_msgs
Starting >>> rmf_traffic_editor
Starting >>> rmf_traffic_editor_assets
Starting >>> rmf_workcell_msgs
Finished <<< ament_cmake_catch2 [0.71s]
Finished <<< rmf_demos_dashboard_resources [0.92s]
Starting >>> rmf_utils
Finished <<< rmf_demos_assets [0.95s]
Finished <<< rmf_site_map_msgs [0.97s]
Finished <<< rmf_traffic_editor_assets [0.93s]
Finished <<< rmf_lift_msgs [1.01s]
Finished <<< rmf_visualization_msgs [1.14s]
Finished <<< rmf_traffic_editor [1.16s]
Finished <<< rmf_charger_msgs [1.27s]
Finished <<< rmf_door_msgs [1.32s]
Finished <<< rmf_dispenser_msgs [1.34s]
Starting >>> rmf_ingestor_msgs
Starting >>> rmf_task_msgs
Finished <<< rmf_building_map_msgs [1.40s]
Starting >>> rmf_building_map_tools
Starting >>> rmf_visualization_building_systems
Finished <<< rmf_fleet_msgs [1.41s]
Finished <<< rmf_workcell_msgs [1.61s]
Finished <<< menge_vendor [1.69s]
Starting >>> rmf_building_sim_common
Finished <<< rmf_utils [0.80s]
Starting >>> rmf_traffic
Finished <<< rmf_traffic_msgs [1.91s]
Starting >>> rmf_visualization_fleet_states
Finished <<< rmf_ingestor_msgs [0.65s]
Starting >>> rmf_robot_sim_common
Finished <<< rmf_visualization_building_systems [0.62s]
Finished <<< rmf_building_sim_common [0.45s]
Finished <<< rmf_building_map_tools [0.83s]
Starting >>> rmf_demos_maps
Starting >>> rmf_building_sim_gazebo_plugins
Starting >>> rmf_building_sim_ignition_plugins
Starting >>> rmf_traffic_editor_test_maps
Finished <<< rmf_visualization_fleet_states [0.79s]
Finished <<< rmf_robot_sim_common [1.13s]
--- stderr: rmf_building_sim_ignition_plugins
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lSWSCALE_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVDEVICE_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVFORMAT_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVCODEC_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVUTIL_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/toggle_charging.dir/build.make:211: libtoggle_charging.so] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:142: CMakeFiles/toggle_charging.dir/all] Error 2
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lSWSCALE_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVDEVICE_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVFORMAT_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVCODEC_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVUTIL_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/crowd_simulator.dir/build.make:209: libcrowd_simulator.so] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:88: CMakeFiles/crowd_simulator.dir/all] Error 2
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lSWSCALE_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVDEVICE_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVFORMAT_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVCODEC_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVUTIL_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/lift.dir/build.make:209: liblift.so] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:115: CMakeFiles/lift.dir/all] Error 2
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lSWSCALE_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVDEVICE_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVFORMAT_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVCODEC_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lAVUTIL_LIBRARY_vdpau-NOTFOUND
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/door.dir/build.make:209: libdoor.so] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:169: CMakeFiles/door.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:141: all] Error 2

Failed <<< rmf_building_sim_ignition_plugins [0.81s, exited with code 2]
Aborted <<< rmf_traffic_editor_test_maps [0.81s]
Aborted <<< rmf_building_sim_gazebo_plugins [0.81s]
Aborted <<< rmf_traffic [1.34s]
Aborted <<< rmf_task_msgs [1.88s]
Aborted <<< rmf_demos_maps [1.02s]

Summary: 23 packages finished [3.65s]
1 package failed: rmf_building_sim_ignition_plugins
5 packages aborted: rmf_building_sim_gazebo_plugins rmf_demos_maps rmf_task_msgs rmf_traffic rmf_traffic_editor_test_maps
3 packages had stderr output: rmf_building_sim_ignition_plugins rmf_demos_maps rmf_traffic_editor_test_maps
16 packages not processed

[mxgrey]

When sharing large amounts of terminal output, especially build errors like this, I always recommend putting it into a https://gist.github.com/ and then sharing a link to the gist. You'll avoid the formatting problem and save a lot of space in the discussion thread.

The compiler is telling you that it cannot find a bunch of libraries required by ignition (and therefore also required by RMF's ignition plugins.

There is something wrong with the way ignition is installed on your machine. Somehow cmake believes you have ignition installed, and also somehow believes that these library dependencies are installed, but yet the linker cannot actually find the libraries on your system. There isn't much we can do for you except advise that you try reinstalling ignition and attempting a completely fresh build after deleting the build/ and install/ directories in your colcon workspace.