Update README to include instructions for using an environment #167
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Co-authored-by: Stefano Dafarra <stefano.dafarra@gmail.com>
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| If using an environment, remember to set `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` to the value of `$CONDA_PREFIX`. | |||
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| Notice: `sudo` is not necessary if you specify the `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX`. In this case it is necessary to add in the `.bashrc` or `.bash_profile` the following lines: | |||
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I'm not sure on how to update this sentence.
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Sorry my comment was originally pointing to the line below, 107. It is now ambiguous since the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is updated also with the conda environment but in such case there is no need to add to the .bashrc the environment variables listed.
Maybe it can be rephrased as: "Notice: if you're using the robotology-superbuild, you don't need to use sudo if you specify the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX. In such case, it's essential to include the following lines in either the .bashrc or .bash_profile file:"
| It's possible to create the environment via the following command: | ||
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| mamba create -n walking -c robotology -c conda-forge bipedal-locomotion-framework idyntree yarp icub-contrib-common icub-main osqp-eigen qpoases libunicycle-footstep-planner gazebo catch2 gazebo-yarp-plugins whole-body-estimators icub-models ergocub-software |
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Please use -c conda-forge -c robotology, not the other way around. conda-forge needs to have higher priority as some packages have older versions in robotology and newer versions in conda-forge .
Following the results of #163, this PR adds to the README instructions on how to use an environment to install all the needed dependencies to run the
walking-controllerssimulation https://github.com/robotology/walking-controllers?tab=readme-ov-file#computer-how-to-run-the-simulation .