Point Cloud Library (PCL) on Mac OS

Install PCL using BREW.

PCL is a Point Cloud Library for C++

$ xcode-select --install

xcode-select: error: command line tools are already installed, use "Software Update" to install updates



After updating Mac OS, please re-install the brew:

$ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

$ brew update

Already up-to-date.

$ brew tap homebrew/science
Error: homebrew/science was deprecated. This tap is now empty as all its formulae were migrated.

$ brew tap brewsci/science

Cloning into '/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/brewsci/homebrew-science'...

DANGER (no need to do it if you re-insalled the brew):

$ sudo install -d -o $(whoami) -g admin /usr/local/Frameworks

$ brew reinstall pcl

🍺  /usr/local/Cellar/pcl/1.9.1_4: 1,173 files, 147.4MB

$ brew upgrade pcl

Error: pcl 1.9.1_4 already installed


Compile the Lidar Simulator (Udacity nd313)

cd /Volumes/DATA/_Drive/_REPOS/SFND_Lidar_Obstacle_Detection/build/

build $ rm ../CMakeCache.txt

build $ cmake ../CMakeLists.txt
-- The C compiler identification is AppleClang 10.0.1.10010046
-- The CXX compiler identification is AppleClang 10.0.1.10010046
-- Check for working C compiler: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc
-- Check for working C compiler: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/c++ -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Checking for module 'eigen3'
--   No package 'eigen3' found
-- Found Eigen: /usr/local/include/eigen3 
-- Eigen found (include: /usr/local/include/eigen3, version: 3.3.7)
-- Looking for pthread.h
-- Looking for pthread.h - found
-- Looking for pthread_create
-- Looking for pthread_create - found
-- Found Threads: TRUE 
-- Boost version: 1.70.0
-- Found the following Boost libraries:
--   system
--   filesystem
--   thread
--   date_time
--   iostreams
--   serialization
--   chrono
--   atomic
--   regex
-- Checking for module 'flann'
--   No package 'flann' found
-- Found FLANN: /usr/local/Cellar/flann/1.9.1_7/lib/libflann_cpp.dylib 
-- FLANN found (include: /usr/local/Cellar/flann/1.9.1_7/include, lib: optimized;/usr/local/Cellar/flann/1.9.1_7/lib/libflann_cpp.dylib;debug;/usr/local/Cellar/flann/1.9.1_7/lib/libflann_cpp.dylib)
-- Checking for module 'flann'
--   No package 'flann' found
-- FLANN found (include: /usr/local/Cellar/flann/1.9.1_7/include, lib: optimized;/usr/local/Cellar/flann/1.9.1_7/lib/libflann_cpp.dylib;debug;/usr/local/Cellar/flann/1.9.1_7/lib/libflann_cpp.dylib)
** WARNING ** io features related to pcap will be disabled
** WARNING ** io features related to png will be disabled
-- Found libusb-1.0: /usr/local/include 
** WARNING ** io features related to libusb-1.0 will be disabled
-- Found Qhull: optimized;/usr/local/lib/libqhull_p.dylib;debug;/usr/local/lib/libqhull_p.dylib 
-- QHULL found (include: /usr/local/include, lib: optimized;/usr/local/lib/libqhull_p.dylib;debug;/usr/local/lib/libqhull_p.dylib)
-- Found OpenGL: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework 
-- Found PkgConfig: /opt/local/bin/pkg-config (found version "0.29.2")
-- Checking for module 'glew'
--   No package 'glew' found
CMake Error at /usr/local/share/pcl-1.9/PCLConfig.cmake:58 (message):
  simulation is required but glew was not found
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/local/share/pcl-1.9/PCLConfig.cmake:361 (pcl_report_not_found)
  /usr/local/share/pcl-1.9/PCLConfig.cmake:545 (find_external_library)
  CMakeLists.txt:10 (find_package)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "/Volumes/DATA/_Drive/_REPOS/SFND313_Lidar_Obstacle_Detection/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
See also "/Volumes/DATA/_Drive/_REPOS/SFND313_Lidar_Obstacle_Detection/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".

$ brew install glew

Updating Homebrew...
==> Auto-updated Homebrew!
Updated 1 tap (homebrew/core).
No changes to formulae.

Warning: glew 2.1.0 is already installed and up-to-date
To reinstall 2.1.0, run `brew reinstall glew`
(turi) uki  16:17 build $

References

• http://www.pointclouds.org/documentation/tutorials/installing_homebrew.php
• https://gist.github.com/irazasyed/7732946
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