PointCloudLibrary/pcl

Deprecate duplicated distance functions in "common/geometry.h"

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#1931 opened on Jul 8, 2017

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Description

Functions for computation of Euclidean distances are duplicated. Decide which ones to keep and delete/deprecate the rest.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backend
Issue type
refactor
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with C++Understanding of PCL geometry moduleAbility to identify duplicated functions
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Examine common/geometry.h to identify duplicated distance functions, particularly those computing Euclidean distances. Compare signatures and implementations. Check PCL coding guidelines for deprecation procedures. Review usage of these functions across the codebase to understand impact. Consider starting a discussion in the issue comments to get maintainer input on which functions to keep.