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- nBoundaryFaces() is often used and is identical to
  (nFaces() - nInternalFaces()).

- forward the mesh nInternalFaces() and nBoundaryFaces() to
  polyBoundaryMesh as nFaces() and start() respectively,
  for use when operating on a polyBoundaryMesh.

STYLE:

- use identity() function with starting offset when creating boundary maps.

     labelList map
     (
         identity(mesh.nBoundaryFaces(), mesh.nInternalFaces())
     );

  vs.

     labelList map(mesh.nBoundaryFaces());
     forAll(map, i)
     {
         map[i] = mesh.nInternalFaces() + i;
     }

Improve alignment of its behaviour with std::unique_ptr

  - element_type typedef
  - release() method - identical to ptr() method
  - get() method to get the pointer without checking and without releasing it.
  - operator*() for dereferencing

Method name changes

  - renamed rawPtr() to get()
  - renamed rawRef() to ref(), removed unused const version.

Removed methods/operators

  - assignment from a raw pointer was deleted (was rarely used).
    Can be convenient, but uncontrolled and potentially unsafe.
    Do allow assignment from a literal nullptr though, since this
    can never leak (and also corresponds to the unique_ptr API).

Additional methods

  - clone() method: forwards to the clone() method of the underlying
    data object with argument forwarding.

  - reset(autoPtr&&) as an alternative to operator=(autoPtr&&)

STYLE: avoid implicit conversion from autoPtr to object type in many places

- existing implementation has the following:

     operator const T&() const { return operator*(); }

  which means that the following code works:

       autoPtr<mapPolyMesh> map = ...;
       updateMesh(*map);    // OK: explicit dereferencing
       updateMesh(map());   // OK: explicit dereferencing
       updateMesh(map);     // OK: implicit dereferencing

  for clarity it may preferable to avoid the implicit dereferencing

- prefer operator* to operator() when deferenced a return value
  so it is clearer that a pointer is involve and not a function call
  etc    Eg,   return *meshPtr_;  vs.  return meshPtr_();

Avoids the clutter and maintenance effort associated with providing the
function signature string.

This reverts commit c5bea524.

This reverts commit b18f6cc1.

- space between keyword and bracket in 'for(..)', 'if(..)', 'while(..)'

the type it will become as a template argument.

Brought everything into line with this change.

Added the quadraticFit interpolation scheme.