glew related errors at compile time,i.e "undefined reference to `__glewBindBuffer' "

[hamsterasu]

Hi friends!

When trying to compile the package with OpenGL scene, I keep getting glew-related errors.
I installed the prerequisites beforehand:

sudo apt-get install freeglut3-dev
sudo apt-get install libglew-dev

Then I ran the command:
catkin build rovio --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DMAKE_SCENE=ON

This is my console output:

Profile:                     default
Extending:             [env] /opt/ros/kinetic
Workspace:                   /home/hansel/catkin_build_ws
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Build Space:        [exists] /home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/build
Devel Space:        [exists] /home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel
Install Space:      [unused] /home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/install
Log Space:         [missing] /home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/logs
Source Space:       [exists] /home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/src
DESTDIR:            [unused] None
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Devel Space Layout:          linked
Install Space Layout:        None
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Additional CMake Args:       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DMAKE_SCENE=ON
Additional Make Args:        None
Additional catkin Make Args: None
Internal Make Job Server:    True
Cache Job Environments:      False
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Whitelisted Packages:        None
Blacklisted Packages:        None
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Workspace configuration appears valid.

NOTE: Forcing CMake to run for each package.
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[build] Found '2' packages in 0.0 seconds.                                                                
[build] Updating package table.                                                                           
Starting  >>> catkin_tools_prebuild                                                                       
Finished  <<< catkin_tools_prebuild                [ 1.6 seconds ]                                        
Starting  >>> kindr                                                                                       
Finished  <<< kindr                                [ 1.0 seconds ]                                        
Starting  >>> rovio                                                                                       
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Errors     << rovio:make /home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/logs/rovio/build.make.000.log                       
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewBindBuffer'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetUniformLocation'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetShaderInfoLog'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetProgramiv'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewBufferData'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGenBuffers'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `glewGetErrorString'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniformMatrix4fv'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewDisableVertexAttribArray'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewCreateProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetShaderiv'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewCompileShader'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniform1f'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniform1i'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniform3f'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetProgramInfoLog'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewAttachShader'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewLinkProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewShaderSource'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewValidateProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewEnableVertexAttribArray'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewCreateShader'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewVertexAttribPointer'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewActiveTexture'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUseProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `glewInit'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/rovio/feature_tracker_node] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/feature_tracker_node.dir/all] Error 2
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewBindBuffer'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewBufferData'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetShaderiv'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewDisableVertexAttribArray'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniform1f'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniform3f'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewShaderSource'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewValidateProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewVertexAttribPointer'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUseProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetUniformLocation'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetProgramiv'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetShaderInfoLog'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGenBuffers'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `glewGetErrorString'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniformMatrix4fv'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewCreateProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewCompileShader'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniform1i'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewAttachShader'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetProgramInfoLog'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewLinkProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewEnableVertexAttribArray'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewCreateShader'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewActiveTexture'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `glewInit'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/rovio/rovio_node] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/rovio_node.dir/all] Error 2
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewBindBuffer'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewBufferData'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetShaderiv'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewDisableVertexAttribArray'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniform1f'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniform3f'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewShaderSource'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewValidateProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewVertexAttribPointer'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUseProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetUniformLocation'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetProgramiv'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetShaderInfoLog'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGenBuffers'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `glewGetErrorString'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniformMatrix4fv'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewCreateProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewCompileShader'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewUniform1i'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewAttachShader'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewGetProgramInfoLog'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewLinkProgram'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewEnableVertexAttribArray'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewCreateShader'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `__glewActiveTexture'
/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/librovio.so: undefined reference to `glewInit'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [/home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/devel/.private/rovio/lib/rovio/rovio_rosbag_loader] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/rovio_rosbag_loader.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2
cd /home/hansel/catkin_build_ws/build/rovio; catkin build --get-env rovio | catkin env -si  /usr/bin/make --jobserver-fds=6,7 -j; cd -
..........................................................................................................
Failed     << rovio:make                           [ Exited with code 2 ]                                 
Failed    <<< rovio                                [ 3 minutes and 15.6 seconds ]                         
[build] Summary: 2 of 3 packages succeeded.                                                               
[build]   Ignored:   None.                                                                                
[build]   Warnings:  None.                                                                                
[build]   Abandoned: None.                                                                                
[build]   Failed:    1 packages failed.                                                                   
[build] Runtime: 3 minutes and 18.5 seconds total.                                                        
[build] Note: Workspace packages have changed, please re-source setup files to use them.

Did anyone get this error too?

[JulioLP]

I fixed it changing ${GLEW_LIBRARY} to ${GLEW_LIBRARIES} in the CMakeLists.txt.

I guess this is related to the use of Ubuntu18, or a new version of the glew library. Maybe a PR fixing this could be useful?