PointCloudLibrary / PointCloudLibrary/pcl
[PCL] Use C++11 random generators, not `rand`
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Description
Context
rand has several issues, which C++11 random generators don't. New PR often see the rand usage and try to emulate the wrong behavior.
Expected behavior
Remove all rand so when people search for how PCL did its random num generation, they get good quality results
Additional context
Usage of old-fashioned rand discovered by codacity (or maybe try grep)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Search the PCL repository for all uses of rand, then inspect each call site and its surrounding random-number logic. Replace the old generator usage with C++11 random generators while preserving the intended behavior. Done means no remaining rand usage and the affected project checks continue to pass.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- computer-vision
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100