add simulator installation scripts

scripts/install_vrep.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Install the VREP simulator and the Python wrapper (PyRep)
+# If you use a virtual environment for Python, activate this last one before launching this script
+# References:
+# - install VREP: http://www.coppeliarobotics.com/downloads.html
+# - install PyRep: https://github.com/stepjam/PyRep
+
+# Define few variables
+ORIGIN_DIR=$PWD
+
+# install VREP
+
+# Pass as the first argument the location where to install VREP and PyRep
+if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
+    echo "Specify the location where to install the VREP and PyRep source directories as the first argument."
+    exit
+fi
+cd $1
+
+# check OS
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu" ]]; then
+    # LINUX
+    OS=`cat /etc/os-release | grep NAME= | head -1 | cut -c 7- | sed 's/.$//'`  # e.g. Ubuntu
+    VERSION=`cat /etc/os-release | grep VERSION= | head -1 | cut -c 10- | cut -c -5`  # e.g. 16.04
+
+    # Check Ubuntu version
+    if [[ $VERSION == "16.04" ]]; then
+        PACKAGE="V-REP_PRO_EDU_V3_6_2_Ubuntu16_04"
+    elif [[ $VERSION == "18.04" ]]; then
+        PACKAGE="V-REP_PRO_EDU_V3_6_2_Ubuntu18_04"
+    else
+        echo "This Linux distribution ${OS} ${VERSION} is not supported; Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 is required."
+        exit
+    fi
+
+    # download package and unpack it
+    wget "http://www.coppeliarobotics.com/files/${PACKAGE}.tar.xz"
+    tar -xvf "${PACKAGE}.tar.xz"
+elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Mac OSX
+    PACKAGE="V-REP_PRO_EDU_V3_6_2_Mac"
+    # download package and unpack it
+    wget "http://www.coppeliarobotics.com/files/${PACKAGE}.zip"
+    unzip "${PACKAGE}.zip"
+#elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "msys" ]]; then
+#    # Windows
+#    PACKAGE="V-REP_PRO_EDU_V3_6_2_Setup"
+#    wget "http://www.coppeliarobotics.com/files/$PACKAGE.exe"
+else
+    echo "This OS is not supported. Expecting an Ubuntu or Mac OSX system."
+    exit
+fi
+
+# export variables
+export VREP_ROOT="${PWD}/${PACKAGE}"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$VREP_ROOT
+export QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH=$VREP_ROOT
+
+# write variables to export in the ~/.bashrc file, and source it
+cd
+echo "" >> .bashrc
+echo "# VREP" >> .bashrc
+echo "export VREP_ROOT=${PWD}/${PACKAGE}" >> .bashrc
+echo "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:\$VREP_ROOT" >> .bashrc
+echo "export QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH=\$VREP_ROOT" >> .bashrc
+# source .bashrc
+
+# install PyRep
+cd $1
+git clone https://github.com/stepjam/PyRep.git
+cd PyRep
+
+# install requirements and setup (if you don't have a virtual environment with Py3, you might need to replace
+# pip by pip3, and python by python3.
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+python setup.py install --user
+
+# return to the original directory
+cd $ORIGIN_DIR