updated mavlink code generation instructions

Author: avtoku

comms/mavlink/generating_v1.0_instructions.txt

@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ git clone https://github.com/rosflight/mavlink.git
 # Put the rosflight.xml file there if not already there
 
 # Create the .c/h files from that directory
-# If python3 doesn't work install Python2.7 and run with python2.7 instead.
+# If python3 doesn't work try installing future (pip install future).
+# If that doesn't work install Python2.7 and run with python2.7 instead.
 # in windows:
 rmdir /s v1.0 
-
 set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;path\to\mavlink\repo && python3 -m pymavlink.tools.mavgen --lang=C --wire-protocol=1.0 --output=./v1.0 rosflight.xml
+
 # e.g., 
 rmdir /s v1.0 
-
 set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;C:\Projects\mavlink && python3 -m pymavlink.tools.mavgen --lang=C --wire-protocol=1.0 --output=./v1.0 rosflight.xml
 
-# in linux:
+# in Linux:
 sudo rm -r ./v1.0
 PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/path/to/mavlink/repo python3 -m pymavlink.tools.mavgen --lang=C --wire-protocol=1.0 --output=./v1.0 rosflight.xml
 
 # If you are in the mavlink repo environment with rosflight.xml in the standard location:
-python3 -m pymavlink.tools.mavgen --lang=C --wire-protocol=1.0 --output=generated/include/mavlink/v1.0/generated message_definitions/v1.0/rosflight.xml
-# copy/paste generated into your rosflight_firmware/comms/mavlink folder
+python3 -m pymavlink.tools.mavgen --lang=C --wire-protocol=1.0 --output=generated/include/mavlink/v1.0 message_definitions/v1.0/rosflight.xml
+# copy/paste the v1.0 directory into your rosflight_firmware/comms/mavlink folder

comms/mavlink/rosflight.xml

@@ -7,23 +7,24 @@ git clone https://github.com/rosflight/mavlink.git
 # Put the rosflight.xml file there if not already there
 
 # Create the .c/h files from that directory
-# If python3 doesn't work install Python2.7 and run with python2.7 instead.
+# If python3 doesn't work try installing future (pip install future).
+# If that doesn't work install Python2.7 and run with python2.7 instead.
 # in windows:
 rmdir /s v1.0 
-
 set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;path\to\mavlink\repo && python3 -m pymavlink.tools.mavgen --lang=C --wire-protocol=1.0 --output=./v1.0 rosflight.xml
+
 # e.g., 
 rmdir /s v1.0 
-
 set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;C:\Projects\mavlink && python3 -m pymavlink.tools.mavgen --lang=C --wire-protocol=1.0 --output=./v1.0 rosflight.xml
 
-# in linux:
+# in Linux:
 sudo rm -r ./v1.0
 PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/path/to/mavlink/repo python3 -m pymavlink.tools.mavgen --lang=C --wire-protocol=1.0 --output=./v1.0 rosflight.xml
 
 # If you are in the mavlink repo environment with rosflight.xml in the standard location:
-python3 -m pymavlink.tools.mavgen --lang=C --wire-protocol=1.0 --output=generated/include/mavlink/v1.0/generated message_definitions/v1.0/rosflight.xml
-# copy/paste generated into your rosflight_firmware/comms/mavlink folder?>
+python3 -m pymavlink.tools.mavgen --lang=C --wire-protocol=1.0 --output=generated/include/mavlink/v1.0 message_definitions/v1.0/rosflight.xml
+# copy/paste the v1.0 directory into your rosflight_firmware/comms/mavlink folder
+?>
 <mavlink>
     <enums>
          <!-- ROSflight specific MAV_CMD_* commands -->