turtlesim_node wont start on MAC OSX 10.6

Question

Im trying to start with ROS, so im following the tutorials, my problem comes when I want to launch turtlesim_node by using the command rosrun turtlesim turtlesim_node. It says:

[rosrun] Couldn't find executable named turtlesim_node below /Users/ME/ros/ros_tutorials/turtlesim

Then i try: rosmake turtlesim and i got these errors:

"wxBitmap::wxBitmap(int, int, int)", referenced from: turtlesim::TurtleFrame::TurtleFrame(wxWindow*)in turtle_frame.o "_wxDefaultPosition", referenced from: turtlesim::TurtleFrame::TurtleFrame(wxWindow*)in turtle_frame.o ld: symbol(s) not found collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[3]: *** [../bin/turtlesim_node] Error 1 make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/turtlesim_node.dir/all] Error 2 make[1]: *** [all] Error 2

any idea what could be wrong? thanks in advance

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Originally posted by Sergio Omar on ROS Answers with karma: 1 on 2011-05-22

Post score: 0

Answer 1

I just built the diamondback ros_tutorials stack from source on a OS X 10.6.7 machine, and had no trouble compiling, linking, or running turtlesim/turtlesim_node. It works fine for me. Looks like you have a problem with your wx installation. Suggestions:

• Make sure you have wx (and other supporting libraries) installed:

    rosmake --rosdep-install ros_tutorials

• Reinstall wx:

    sudo port deactivate wxWidgets-python
    sudo port uninstall wxWidgets-python
    sudo port install wxWidgets-python

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Originally posted by Brian Gerkey with karma: 2916 on 2011-06-12

This answer was ACCEPTED on the original site

Post score: 3