This is what I get from running badslam_test:
18:39:34.511 pose_graph_optimizer.cc:127 INFO| - Performing pose graph optimization ...
int g2o::csparse_extension::cs_cholsolsymb(const cs_di*, number_t*, const cs_dis*, number_t*, int*): cholesky failed!
Cholesky failure, writing debug.txt (Hessian loadable by Octave)
any idea what's wrong and how to fix it?