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I am working on a ROS package to be deployed on our lab robots. There is a feature in my package requires a third party ROS package. I don't think this package is released yet, at least I couldn't find it at ROS wiki document site. The dependent package is called ros_msg_parser for subscribing topics without knowing their msg type beforehand. Here is the link to the repo. (https://github.com/facontidavide/ros_msg_parser)

I need to mention that we use ubuntu 16.04 in all our devices. And we program with ROS, and C++.

My intention is to deploy my own ROS package to the robot without worrying about if the ros_msg_parser package is installed on the device or not.

I know a couple of ways to do it:

1. Use a .so library file. (We don't think this approach is the ideal way to proceed for us, since the .so library is going to be a black box for other colleagues in lab in future, and no way to know its version and so no.)
2. Release ros_msg_parser ROS repo and use it as a ros eco-environment program, such as std_msgs.
3. And at last, (not we want) we could build/install this ros_msg_parser package on all our devices.

I have also researched on externalpackage_add, to build/install ros_msg_parser as a third party library. Then I realized that I am using a ros package as my dependency, not really the standard way of build && cmake && install. Correct me if I am wrong.

I have desired package working alright now, by catkin_make the ros_msg_parser package in my working space together.

I am just wondering if any one can help me with things like if there is any approach I can do or any where I can research on my own to fulfill my goal.

Thanks in advance.