PointCloudLibrary / PointCloudLibrary/pcl

Remove or revise OpenCV integration

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Description

During some experiments, I found that some components require OpenCV. As this is currently not integrated within the CI I created #5519. During further local research I found the usage of HAVE_OPENCV within 26 source files - but the constant is never defined in pcl_config.h.in. Adding #cmakedefine HAVE_OPENCV 1 didn't help either. All HAVE_ defines seems to be defined by calling PCL_ADD_GRABBER_DEPENDENCY, but there is nothing for OpenCV.

I didn't found out if OpenCV support should be removed or not, so the integration should be fixed or removed (at best before release of 1.13.0)

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Research direction

Start with #5519 and inspect pcl_config.h.in, the 26 source files using HAVE_OPENCV, and the PCL_ADD_GRABBER_DEPENDENCY integration path. Determine whether OpenCV support is intended to remain, then verify the chosen fix or removal through the CI integration before the release target mentioned in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cmake, cpp, opencv
Domain
build-system, ci-cd, computer-vision
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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