rosidl support for Rust
The Debian package build workflow publishes apt repositories to package branches
named <ubuntu-codename>-<ros-distro>.
| ROS distribution | Ubuntu distribution | Package branch |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling | Resolute | resolute-rolling |
| Lyrical | Resolute | resolute-lyrical |
| Kilted | Noble | noble-kilted |
| Jazzy | Noble | noble-jazzy |
| Humble | Jammy | jammy-humble |
To install the generated packages, choose the matching package branch for your ROS and Ubuntu distribution:
export ROS_DISTRO=rolling
export PACKAGE_BRANCH=resolute-rolling
echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ros2-rust/rosidl_rust/${PACKAGE_BRANCH}/ ./" \
| sudo tee "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros2-rust-rosidl-rust-${PACKAGE_BRANCH}.list"
echo "yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ros2-rust/rosidl_rust/${PACKAGE_BRANCH}/local.yaml ${ROS_DISTRO}" \
| sudo tee "/etc/ros/rosdep/sources.list.d/1-ros2-rust-rosidl-rust-${PACKAGE_BRANCH}.list"
sudo apt update
rosdep update
sudo apt install "ros-${ROS_DISTRO}-rosidl-generator-rs"Replace ROS_DISTRO and PACKAGE_BRANCH with the matching values from the
table above.
Generated package versions use the nearest reachable tag, the number of commits
since that tag, the commit date in UTC, and the short commit SHA. For example,
a package built from tag 0.4.13 sorts below the official ROS buildfarm release:
0.4.13-0~2026.06.14.22.00+gabcdef123456
A package built from a newer commit after that tag sorts above the older tagged release while remaining deterministic for rebuilds of the same commit:
0.4.13+git1-0~2026.06.15.09.30+g123456abcdef