ros-controls/ros2_control_demos

Remove Path*Substition around FindExecutable

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#1,118 opened on May 14, 2026

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good first issue

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                                FindExecutable(name="xacro"),

note for another possibility for refactoring

Originally posted by @christophfroehlich in https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control_demos/pull/982#discussion_r3005906886

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Replace the FindExecutable call with the suggested version, removing the Path*Substitution. Test the change locally.
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