PointCloudLibrary / PointCloudLibrary/pcl

[custom] Remove empty destructors and constructors

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Description

This issue is to split PR #4249 into smaller pieces.

Per @SergioRAgostinho

With destructors I use the following policy:

if your class defines virtual methods which it defines (literally defining, not overriding), I explicitly default it. The compiler throws warnings telling if of your class has virtual methods but the destructor is not virtual.

If a class has empty / default destructors I just remove those lines of code. If the destructor is not implicitly generated you'll get a compiler error, so there's no chance you'll mess up.

For constructors: remove all default constructors unless there's a user defined (non-default) constructor.

From @kunaltyagi: https://godbolt.org/z/8f99dG

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Research direction

Start with PR #4249 and the linked Godbolt example to understand the intended constructor and destructor policy. Identify the affected classes and remove only empty or default definitions that meet those rules; done means the relevant code compiles without introducing destructor or constructor errors.

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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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