Building error related with "numpy_eigen" package: invalid command 'numpy_eigen'

[lenardxu]

Greetings! Here is a building problem when I refer to the installation procedure (https://github.com/ethz-asl/kalibr/wiki/installation) and proceed to the building step using yours catkin build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -j4:

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Workspace:                   /home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace
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Build Space:        [exists] /home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/build
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Install Space:      [unused] /home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/install
Log Space:         [missing] /home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/logs
Source Space:       [exists] /home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/src
DESTDIR:            [unused] None
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Devel Space Layout:          merged
Install Space Layout:        None
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Additional CMake Args:       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
Additional Make Args:        -j2
Additional catkin Make Args: None
Internal Make Job Server:    True
Cache Job Environments:      False
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Buildlisted Packages:        None
Skiplisted Packages:         None
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Workspace configuration appears valid.

NOTE: Forcing CMake to run for each package.
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[build] Found 36 packages in 0.0 seconds.                                                                                                                                                                         
[build] Updating package table.                                                                                                                                                                                   
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Warnings   << aslam_time:make /home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/logs/aslam_time/build.make.000.log                                                                                                
/home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/src/kalibr/aslam_cv/aslam_time/src/time.cpp:84:25: warning: dynamic exception specifications are deprecated in C++11 [-Wdeprecated]
   84 |                         throw (NoHighPerformanceTimersException)
      |                         ^~~~~
cd /home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/build/aslam_time; catkin build --get-env aslam_time | catkin env -si  /usr/bin/make --jobserver-auth=3,4; cd -

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Starting  >>> numpy_eigen                                                                                                                                                                                         
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Errors     << numpy_eigen:cmake /home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/logs/numpy_eigen/build.cmake.000.log                                                                                            
/opt/ros/noetic/lib/python3/dist-packages/_distutils_hack/__init__.py:18: UserWarning: Distutils was imported before Setuptools, but importing Setuptools also replaces the `distutils` module in `sys.modules`. This may lead to undesirable behaviors or errors. To avoid these issues, avoid using distutils directly, ensure that setuptools is installed in the traditional way (e.g. not an editable install), and/or make sure that setuptools is always imported before distutils.
  warnings.warn(
/opt/ros/noetic/lib/python3/dist-packages/_distutils_hack/__init__.py:33: UserWarning: Setuptools is replacing distutils.
  warnings.warn("Setuptools is replacing distutils.")
usage: setup.py [global_opts] cmd1 [cmd1_opts] [cmd2 [cmd2_opts] ...]
   or: setup.py --help [cmd1 cmd2 ...]
   or: setup.py --help-commands
   or: setup.py cmd --help

ERROR: invalid command 'numpy_eigen'
CMake Error at /opt/ros/noetic/share/catkin/cmake/safe_execute_process.cmake:11 (message):

  execute_process(/home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/build/numpy_eigen/catkin_generated/env_cached.sh
  "/usr/bin/python3"
  "/opt/ros/noetic/share/catkin/cmake/interrogate_setup_dot_py.py"
  "numpy_eigen"
  "/home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/src/kalibr/Schweizer-Messer/numpy_eigen/setup.py"
  "/home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/build/numpy_eigen/catkin_generated/setup_py_interrogation.cmake")
  returned error code 1
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /opt/ros/noetic/share/catkin/cmake/catkin_python_setup.cmake:46 (safe_execute_process)
  CMakeLists.txt:10 (catkin_python_setup)

cd /home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/build/numpy_eigen; catkin build --get-env numpy_eigen | catkin env -si  /usr/bin/cmake /home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/src/kalibr/Schweizer-Messer/numpy_eigen --no-warn-unused-cli -DCATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX=/home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/devel -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/rukangxu/MA_IAS/camera_imu/kalibr_workspace/install -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release; cd -

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Finished  <<< sm_common                                     [ 2.4 seconds ]                                                                                                                                       
[build] Summary: 6 of 36 packages succeeded.                                                                                                                                                                      
[build]   Ignored:   None.                                                                                                                                                                                        
[build]   Warnings:  1 packages succeeded with warnings.                                                                                                                                                          
[build]   Abandoned: 29 packages were abandoned.                                                                                                                                                                  
[build]   Failed:    1 packages failed.                                                                                                                                                                           
[build] Runtime: 21.0 seconds total.                                                                                                                                                                              
[build] Note: Workspace packages have changed, please re-source setup files to use them.

I then found the post having the same issue as mine, shown here: #550 . However, there is still no effective solution, since I tried the solution shared by that author, by reinstalling ROS, which turned out to be ineffective.

Could anyone help me out of this situation? Many many thanks in advance.

[lenardxu]

I've solved that problem by myself. The cause is that Disutils was imported before Setuptools for installation of modules/scripts of numpy_eigen package. To solve this, you can update Setuptools to the latest version by using

pip3 install --user --upgrade pip setuptools

if you're using python3 in Linux-OS (for eg, ubuntu, debian) and have pip3 installed.