This plugin activates itself only for files within a (rosbuild-style) ROS package.

• Sets &makeprg to catkin_make or rosmake <package-name> so that the package, to which the file being edited belongs, could be built with :make.
• Adds commands:
  • :A to alternate between .cpp and .h files in the current package
  • :Roscd to cd to an arbitrary ROS package (with tab-completion)
  • :Rosed to open arbitrary files (with tab-completion of both package and filenames)

Adds minimal support for .msg, .srv, and .action files:

• filetype detection
• syntax highlighting
• omni-completion for message types
• goto message definition with 'gd' command

Adds minimal support for .launch files:

• filetype detection
• syntax highlighting (xml)
• syntax check (if Syntastic is available)
• omni-completion for package types
• goto file with 'gf' command (when the cursor is on a tag with 'filename' attribute)

I recommend installing vim-ros using pathogen or Vundle.

Inspired by the vim-rails plugin.