ROS PMC Prioritizes CI Infrastructure Funding
TL;DR. The ROS Project Management Committee (PMC) discussed directing significant funding towards continuous integration infrastructure for the robotics operating system. - The PMC plans to finalize funding decisions for CI infrastructure before ROSCon to make an announcement there. - Volunteers are implementing a new rolling sync policy to track the status of ROS package synchronization. - Ongoing buildfarm issues include `ros2topic` test failures related to Cyclone and Fast DDS, especially on Windows builds. - The committee is addressing TF2 warnings and flaky issues with `launch_ros` workspaces on Windows.
- ROS PMC is focusing on allocating funding towards CI infrastructure for the ROS ecosystem.
- Decisions on funding are expected to be announced at ROSCon.
- A new rolling sync policy is being implemented to improve tracking of package synchronization.
- The ROS buildfarm continues to face and address various technical issues, particularly with Windows builds and specific middleware components like Cyclone and Fast DDS.
Sources
- ROS PMC Minutes for August 11, 2026 — discourse.openrobotics.org