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undefined reference to `vtkRenderingOpenGL2_AutoInit_Construct()' collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status


I have a linker error, I'm not really sure what does this exactly mean but thats what I read online. So please I need help from experts, I'm getting an error as below

CMakeFiles/run_emvs.dir/src/main.cpp.o: In function 

`vtkRenderingCore_AutoInit::~vtkRenderingCore_AutoInit()':
/usr/include/vtk-6.2/vtkRenderingCoreModule.h:41: undefined reference to `vtkRenderingOpenGL2_AutoInit_Destruct()'
CMakeFiles/run_emvs.dir/src/main.cpp.o: In function `vtkRenderingCore_AutoInit::vtkRenderingCore_AutoInit()':
/usr/include/vtk-6.2/vtkRenderingCoreModule.h:41: undefined reference to `vtkRenderingOpenGL2_AutoInit_Construct()'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
rpg_emvs/mapper_emvs/CMakeFiles/run_emvs.dir/build.make:623: recipe for target '/home/ubuntu/emvs_ws/devel/lib/mapper_emvs/run_emvs' failed
make[2]: *** [/home/ubuntu/emvs_ws/devel/lib/mapper_emvs/run_emvs] Error 1
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:6871: recipe for target 'rpg_emvs/mapper_emvs/CMakeFiles/run_emvs.dir/all' failed
make[1]: *** [rpg_emvs/mapper_emvs/CMakeFiles/run_emvs.dir/all] Error 2
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
[100%] Built target realtime_emvs
Makefile:140: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2
Invoking "make -j8 -l8" failed

it happens when catkin_make reaches 100% !


Solution

  • It just needs me to install VTK library :)