Add colcon arguments for selecting packages to build

[rafal-gorecki]

Hello,

1. I'm looking for some solutions: to add option --packages-up-to <package_name> during the colcon build and test phase. How can be it done on Github Actions?
2. I'd like to also add global environment variable, how can I add it? I try following solutions, but it didn't work:

     - uses: ros-industrial/industrial_ci@master
       env:
         ROS_DISTRO: ${{matrix.ROS_DISTRO}}
         global:
           - BEFORE_INIT='export HUSARION_ROS_BUILD_TYPE=simulation'

   Regards

[CihatAltiparmak]

Hello,

1. I'm looking for some solutions: to add option --packages-up-to <package_name> during the colcon build and test phase. How can be it done on Github Actions?

Hello,

I solved the first one by giving colcon relavant arguments after cmake arguments. You can use this trick like below.

https://github.com/CihatAltiparmak/moveit_middleware_benchmark/blob/efc00b8968db64879e2c355c23ed3f43ca5600ae/.github/workflows/industrial_ci.yml#L13

When you ran this CI, you will see this command.

https://github.com/CihatAltiparmak/moveit_middleware_benchmark/actions/runs/9604667418/job/26490644523#step:3:1492

[mathias-luedtke]

Another options it to remove the additional packages (actually directories) after cloning, see https://github.com/ros-industrial/industrial_ci/blob/master/doc/index.rst#workspace-management