Removed old comments before constructor/destructor

101 files changed, 3 insertions, 185 deletions

diff --git a/ACE/ace/ATM_Acceptor.h b/ACE/ace/ATM_Acceptor.h
index 736c980d6f0..0b42907fa68 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/ATM_Acceptor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/ATM_Acceptor.h
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ class ACE_Time_Value;
  */
 class ACE_Export ACE_ATM_Acceptor
 {
-
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_ATM_Acceptor (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/ATM_Stream.h b/ACE/ace/ATM_Stream.h
index 10bd3e70020..960b411d7d2 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/ATM_Stream.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/ATM_Stream.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_ATM_Stream
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_ATM_Stream (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Active_Map_Manager_T.h b/ACE/ace/Active_Map_Manager_T.h
index 11c7da37abb..7e39f4025c0 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Active_Map_Manager_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Active_Map_Manager_T.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ public:
   typedef ITERATOR iterator;
   typedef REVERSE_ITERATOR reverse_iterator;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Initialize a Active_Map_Manager with the ACE_DEFAULT_MAP_SIZE.
   ACE_Active_Map_Manager (ACE_Allocator *alloc = 0);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Addr.h b/ACE/ace/Addr.h
index 82c2d833504..e7760cd2f33 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Addr.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Addr.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Addr
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Initializes instance variables.
   ACE_Addr (int type = -1, int size = -1);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Arg_Shifter.h b/ACE/ace/Arg_Shifter.h
index 1ed6f136758..29a6b345113 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Arg_Shifter.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Arg_Shifter.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ template <typename CHAR_TYPE>
 class ACE_Arg_Shifter_T
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /**
    * Initialize the ACE_Arg_Shifter to the vector over which to
    * iterate. Optionally, also provide the temporary array for
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Array_Base.h b/ACE/ace/Array_Base.h
index ceb6a7edc94..7c06afef48e 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Array_Base.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Array_Base.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ public:
 
   ACE_DECLARE_STL_REVERSE_ITERATORS
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Dynamically create an uninitialized array.
   ACE_Array_Base (size_type size = 0,
                   ACE_Allocator * the_allocator = 0);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Auto_Ptr.h b/ACE/ace/Auto_Ptr.h
index 02fbddf9923..96dfa87639a 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Auto_Ptr.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Auto_Ptr.h
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ class ACE_Auto_Basic_Array_Ptr
 public:
   typedef X element_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   explicit ACE_Auto_Basic_Array_Ptr (X * p = 0) : p_ (p) {}
 
   ACE_Auto_Basic_Array_Ptr (ACE_Auto_Basic_Array_Ptr<X> & ap);
@@ -170,7 +169,6 @@ class ACE_Auto_Array_Ptr : public ACE_Auto_Basic_Array_Ptr<X>
 public:
   typedef X element_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   explicit ACE_Auto_Array_Ptr (X *p = 0)
     : ACE_Auto_Basic_Array_Ptr<X> (p) {}
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Based_Pointer_Repository.h b/ACE/ace/Based_Pointer_Repository.h
index 00b6d2c4f6b..770774344e7 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Based_Pointer_Repository.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Based_Pointer_Repository.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_Based_Pointer_Repository
 public:
   // = Use ACE_Null_Mutex to allow locking while iterating.
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Based_Pointer_Repository (void);
   ~ACE_Based_Pointer_Repository (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Cache_Map_Manager_T.h b/ACE/ace/Cache_Map_Manager_T.h
index f76faec05ce..a70a94d99ba 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Cache_Map_Manager_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Cache_Map_Manager_T.h
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ public:
    */
   typedef std::pair<VALUE, ATTRIBUTES> CACHE_VALUE;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Initialize a <Cache_Map_Manager> with <caching_strategy> and
   /// @a size entries.
   ACE_Cache_Map_Manager (CACHING_STRATEGY &caching_strategy,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Containers_T.h b/ACE/ace/Containers_T.h
index 2220acc3b38..3d95d493927 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Containers_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Containers_T.h
@@ -828,7 +828,6 @@ public:
   typedef ACE_Double_Linked_List_Iterator<T> ITERATOR;
   typedef ACE_Double_Linked_List_Reverse_Iterator<T> REVERSE_ITERATOR;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// construction.  Use user specified allocation strategy
   /// if specified.
   /**
@@ -1406,7 +1405,6 @@ public:
   typedef ACE_Fixed_Set_Iterator<T, ACE_SIZE> ITERATOR;
   typedef ACE_Fixed_Set_Const_Iterator<T, ACE_SIZE> CONST_ITERATOR;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default Constructor.
   /**
    * Creates an empy set
@@ -1600,7 +1598,6 @@ public:
     DEFAULT_SIZE = 10
   };
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Construct a Bounded_Set using the default size.
   /**
    * The default constructor initializes the Bounded_Set to a maximum size
@@ -1814,7 +1811,6 @@ public:
   // Trait definition.
   typedef ACE_Ordered_MultiSet_Iterator<T> ITERATOR;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.  Use user specified allocation strategy
   /// if specified.
   /**
diff --git a/ACE/ace/DLL.h b/ACE/ace/DLL.h
index a5d8dae69f3..12c0196697c 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/DLL.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/DLL.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ class ACE_DLL_Handle;
 class ACE_Export ACE_DLL
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /**
    * Default constructor.  By default, the close() operation on the
    * object will be invoked before it is destroyed.
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Dirent.h b/ACE/ace/Dirent.h
index af982db8f9e..1981a32127e 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Dirent.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Dirent.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Dirent
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_Dirent (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Dump_T.h b/ACE/ace/Dump_T.h
index b8859d1136f..d20fae85074 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Dump_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Dump_T.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ template <class Concrete>
 class ACE_Dumpable_Adapter : public ACE_Dumpable
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Dumpable_Adapter (const Concrete *t);
   ~ACE_Dumpable_Adapter (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/ETCL/ETCL_Interpreter.h b/ACE/ace/ETCL/ETCL_Interpreter.h
index 06fe138dd02..517ffb239f2 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/ETCL/ETCL_Interpreter.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/ETCL/ETCL_Interpreter.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ETCL_Parser_Export ETCL_Interpreter
 {
 protected:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
   ETCL_Interpreter (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Event_Handler_Handle_Timeout_Upcall.h b/ACE/ace/Event_Handler_Handle_Timeout_Upcall.h
index bb94a918d97..da0d57c7e4e 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Event_Handler_Handle_Timeout_Upcall.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Event_Handler_Handle_Timeout_Upcall.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_Event_Handler_Handle_Timeout_Upcall
   : private ACE_Copy_Disabled
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_Event_Handler_Handle_Timeout_Upcall (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Event_Handler_T.h b/ACE/ace/Event_Handler_T.h
index ce9dc663d1d..97948094785 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Event_Handler_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Event_Handler_T.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ public:
   /// Handle close events.
   typedef int (T::*CL_HANDLER) (ACE_HANDLE, ACE_Reactor_Mask);
 
-  /// = Initialization and termination methods.
   typedef int (T::*SIG_HANDLER) (int, siginfo_t*, ucontext_t*);
 
   /// Initialize the op_handler.
diff --git a/ACE/ace/FlReactor/FlReactor.h b/ACE/ace/FlReactor/FlReactor.h
index a3117ec704d..f1b5767f557 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/FlReactor/FlReactor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/FlReactor/FlReactor.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class ACE_FlReactor_Export ACE_FlReactor : public ACE_Select_Reactor
 {
 
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_FlReactor (size_t size = DEFAULT_SIZE,
                  bool restart = false,
                  ACE_Sig_Handler * = 0);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/FoxReactor/FoxReactor.h b/ACE/ace/FoxReactor/FoxReactor.h
index 32e59257b04..220d2b56a24 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/FoxReactor/FoxReactor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/FoxReactor/FoxReactor.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class ACE_FoxReactor_Export ACE_FoxReactor : public FXObject, public ACE_Select_
 {
   FXDECLARE(ACE_FoxReactor)
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_FoxReactor (FXApp* a=0,
                  size_t size = DEFAULT_SIZE,
                  bool restart = false,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Framework_Component_T.h b/ACE/ace/Framework_Component_T.h
index 6df8dbeac03..5d5c3995586 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Framework_Component_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Framework_Component_T.h
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ template <class Concrete>
 class ACE_Framework_Component_T : public ACE_Framework_Component
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_Framework_Component_T (Concrete *concrete);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Functor.h b/ACE/ace/Functor.h
index 736dcd5a2ec..e01b79c8a13 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Functor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Functor.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Command_Base
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_Command_Base (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Future.h b/ACE/ace/Future.h
index 81fcb820c97..d6275baa207 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Future.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Future.h
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ template <class T>
 class ACE_Future
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_Future (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Future_Set.h b/ACE/ace/Future_Set.h
index 93741649652..57e8721fc71 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Future_Set.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Future_Set.h
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ class ACE_Future_Set : public ACE_Future_Observer<T>,
                        private ACE_Copy_Disabled
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_Future_Set (ACE_Message_Queue<ACE_SYNCH> *future_notification_queue_ = 0);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Guard_T.h b/ACE/ace/Guard_T.h
index ec415b794ac..3d9a01cec05 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Guard_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Guard_T.h
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ template <class ACE_LOCK>
 class ACE_Guard
 {
 public:
-
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Guard (ACE_LOCK &l);
 
   /// Implicitly and automatically acquire (or try to acquire) the
@@ -244,8 +242,6 @@ template <class ACE_LOCK>
 class ACE_TSS_Guard
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Implicitly and automatically acquire the thread-specific lock.
   ACE_TSS_Guard (ACE_LOCK &lock, bool block = true);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Hash_Cache_Map_Manager_T.h b/ACE/ace/Hash_Cache_Map_Manager_T.h
index e49bd4dfe11..1f4dc540448 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Hash_Cache_Map_Manager_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Hash_Cache_Map_Manager_T.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ class ACE_Hash_Cache_Map_Manager : public ACE_CACHE_MAP_MANAGER
   typedef KEY key_type;
   typedef VALUE mapped_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Initialize a <Hash_Cache_Map_Manager> with @a size entries.
   ACE_Hash_Cache_Map_Manager (CACHING_STRATEGY &caching_s,
                               size_t size = ACE_DEFAULT_MAP_SIZE,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Hash_Map_Manager_T.h b/ACE/ace/Hash_Map_Manager_T.h
index ea848c6c752..1b75f9db51e 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Hash_Map_Manager_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Hash_Map_Manager_T.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ template <class EXT_ID, class INT_ID>
 class ACE_Hash_Map_Entry
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_Hash_Map_Entry (const EXT_ID &ext_id,
                       const INT_ID &int_id,
@@ -174,8 +173,6 @@ public:
   typedef ptrdiff_t                          difference_type;
   typedef size_t                             size_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /**
    * Initialize an ACE_Hash_Map_Manager_Ex with a default number of elements.
    *
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Hash_Multi_Map_Manager_T.h b/ACE/ace/Hash_Multi_Map_Manager_T.h
index d8f149e3981..f5c998b7ef1 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Hash_Multi_Map_Manager_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Hash_Multi_Map_Manager_T.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public:
   typedef ACE_Unbounded_Set<INT_ID> VALUE_SET;
   typedef ACE_Unbounded_Set_Iterator<INT_ID> VALUE_SET_ITERATOR;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_Hash_Multi_Map_Entry (const EXT_ID &ext_id,
                             const ACE_Unbounded_Set<INT_ID> &int_id_set,
@@ -167,8 +166,6 @@ public:
   typedef ACE_Hash_Multi_Map_Reverse_Iterator<EXT_ID, INT_ID, HASH_KEY, COMPARE_KEYS, ACE_LOCK>
           reverse_iterator;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /**
    * Initialize a @c Hash_Multi_Map_Manager with default size elements.
    * @param table_alloc is a pointer to a memory allocator used for
diff --git a/ACE/ace/IOStream_T.h b/ACE/ace/IOStream_T.h
index d67e4ee41e3..0c01cf2878a 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/IOStream_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/IOStream_T.h
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ template <class STREAM>
 class ACE_IOStream : public iostream, public STREAM
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_IOStream (STREAM &stream,
                   u_int streambuf_size = ACE_STREAMBUF_SIZE);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Intrusive_Auto_Ptr.h b/ACE/ace/Intrusive_Auto_Ptr.h
index 3448080f853..2a6955f129b 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Intrusive_Auto_Ptr.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Intrusive_Auto_Ptr.h
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ public:
     }
 
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Constructor that initializes an ACE_Intrusive_Auto_Ptr to
   /// the specified pointer value.
   ACE_Intrusive_Auto_Ptr (X *p = 0, bool addref = true);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Intrusive_List.h b/ACE/ace/Intrusive_List.h
index 0bc823960c9..2ed02750b35 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Intrusive_List.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Intrusive_List.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ template <class T>
 class ACE_Intrusive_List
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.  Use user specified allocation strategy
   /// if specified.
   ACE_Intrusive_List (void);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Local_Name_Space_T.h b/ACE/ace/Local_Name_Space_T.h
index dc4052da8c0..3db7d339c60 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Local_Name_Space_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Local_Name_Space_T.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ template <ACE_MEM_POOL_1, class ACE_LOCK>
 class ACE_Local_Name_Space : public ACE_Name_Space
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// "Do-nothing" constructor.
   ACE_Local_Name_Space (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/MEM_IO.h b/ACE/ace/MEM_IO.h
index 385d6e995f3..c4d7764b8e8 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/MEM_IO.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/MEM_IO.h
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ private:
 class ACE_Export ACE_MEM_IO : public ACE_SOCK
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_MEM_IO (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/MEM_SAP.h b/ACE/ace/MEM_SAP.h
index ea5f1cd2107..90a7e035b0a 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/MEM_SAP.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/MEM_SAP.h
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ public:
 class ACE_Export ACE_MEM_SAP
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   typedef ACE_Malloc_T<ACE_MMAP_MEMORY_POOL, ACE_Process_Mutex, ACE_PI_Control_Block> MALLOC_TYPE;
   typedef ACE_MMAP_Memory_Pool_Options MALLOC_OPTIONS;
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/MMAP_Memory_Pool.h b/ACE/ace/MMAP_Memory_Pool.h
index ed272d8efa6..15af35692c0 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/MMAP_Memory_Pool.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/MMAP_Memory_Pool.h
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_MMAP_Memory_Pool : public ACE_Event_Handler
 public:
   typedef ACE_MMAP_Memory_Pool_Options OPTIONS;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Initialize the pool.
   ACE_MMAP_Memory_Pool (const ACE_TCHAR *backing_store_name = 0,
                         const OPTIONS *options = 0);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Malloc_T.h b/ACE/ace/Malloc_T.h
index 017de151ef6..1d31f2fffcd 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Malloc_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Malloc_T.h
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@ public:
   typedef typename ACE_CB::ACE_Name_Node NAME_NODE;
   typedef typename ACE_CB::ACE_Malloc_Header MALLOC_HEADER;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /**
    * Initialize ACE_Malloc.  This constructor passes @a pool_name to
    * initialize the memory pool, and uses ACE::basename() to
@@ -825,7 +824,6 @@ template <ACE_MEM_POOL_1, class ACE_LOCK>
 class ACE_Malloc : public ACE_Malloc_T<ACE_MEM_POOL_2, ACE_LOCK, ACE_Control_Block>
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /**
    * Initialize ACE_Malloc.  This constructor passes @a pool_name to
    * initialize the memory pool, and uses ACE::basename() to
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Map_Manager.h b/ACE/ace/Map_Manager.h
index 987e3267cf1..61f0563c87a 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Map_Manager.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Map_Manager.h
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ public:
   typedef ACE_Map_Const_Iterator<EXT_ID, INT_ID, ACE_LOCK> const_iterator;
   typedef ACE_Map_Reverse_Iterator<EXT_ID, INT_ID, ACE_LOCK> reverse_iterator;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Initialize a ACE_Map_Manager with the ACE_DEFAULT_MAP_SIZE.
   ACE_Map_Manager (ACE_Allocator *alloc = 0);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Map_T.h b/ACE/ace/Map_T.h
index 71af05dd9c4..b9a405ec16f 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Map_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Map_T.h
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ template <class KEY, class VALUE, class IMPLEMENTATION, class ITERATOR, class RE
 class ACE_Map_Impl : public ACE_Map<KEY, VALUE>
 {
 public:
-
   // = Traits.
   typedef ACE_Map_Impl_Iterator_Adapter<typename ACE_Map<KEY, VALUE>::value_type, ITERATOR, ENTRY>
           iterator_impl;
@@ -555,7 +554,6 @@ public:
   typedef IMPLEMENTATION
           implementation;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Initialize with the ACE_DEFAULT_MAP_SIZE.
   ACE_Map_Impl (ACE_Allocator *alloc = 0);
 
@@ -826,7 +824,6 @@ template <class KEY, class VALUE, class KEY_ADAPTER>
 class ACE_Active_Map_Manager_Adapter : public ACE_Map<KEY, VALUE>
 {
 public:
-
   // = Traits.
   typedef std::pair<KEY, VALUE>
           expanded_value;
@@ -837,7 +834,6 @@ public:
   typedef ACE_Active_Map_Manager<expanded_value>
           implementation;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Initialize with the ACE_DEFAULT_MAP_SIZE.
   ACE_Active_Map_Manager_Adapter (ACE_Allocator *alloc = 0);
 
@@ -1121,7 +1117,6 @@ template <class KEY, class VALUE, class HASH_KEY, class COMPARE_KEYS, class KEY_
 class ACE_Hash_Map_Manager_Ex_Adapter : public ACE_Map<KEY, VALUE>
 {
 public:
-
   // = Traits.
   typedef ACE_Hash_Map_Manager_Ex_Iterator_Adapter<ACE_Reference_Pair<const KEY, VALUE>, KEY, VALUE, HASH_KEY, COMPARE_KEYS>
           iterator_impl;
@@ -1407,7 +1402,6 @@ template <class KEY, class VALUE, class KEY_GENERATOR>
 class ACE_Map_Manager_Adapter : public ACE_Map<KEY, VALUE>
 {
 public:
-
   // = Traits.
   typedef ACE_Map_Manager_Iterator_Adapter<ACE_Reference_Pair<const KEY, VALUE>, KEY, VALUE>
           iterator_impl;
@@ -1416,7 +1410,6 @@ public:
   typedef ACE_Map_Manager<KEY, VALUE, ACE_Null_Mutex>
           implementation;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Initialize with the ACE_DEFAULT_MAP_SIZE.
   ACE_Map_Manager_Adapter (ACE_Allocator *alloc = 0);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Mem_Map.h b/ACE/ace/Mem_Map.h
index 3f4ced26b9d..abdafb8e254 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Mem_Map.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Mem_Map.h
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Mem_Map : private ACE_Copy_Disabled
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_Mem_Map (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Message_Block.h b/ACE/ace/Message_Block.h
index 5c9389eeb45..f9ef065faf0 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Message_Block.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Message_Block.h
@@ -675,7 +675,6 @@ private:
 class ACE_Export ACE_Data_Block
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default "do-nothing" constructor.
   ACE_Data_Block (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Message_Block_T.h b/ACE/ace/Message_Block_T.h
index 24d601681b1..eebb9408192 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Message_Block_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Message_Block_T.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ template <class ACE_LOCK>
 class ACE_Locked_Data_Block : public ACE_Data_Block
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default "do-nothing" constructor.
   ACE_Locked_Data_Block (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_NT.h b/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_NT.h
index 5ac769e73c9..9cf0520033a 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_NT.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_NT.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Message_Queue_NT : public ACE_Message_Queue_Base
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Message_Queue_NT (DWORD max_threads = ACE_Message_Queue_Base::DEFAULT_HWM);
 
   /**
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_T.cpp b/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_T.cpp
index c223563eb38..ef07d294d2f 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_T.cpp
+++ b/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_T.cpp
@@ -2052,7 +2052,6 @@ ACE_Message_Queue<ACE_SYNCH_USE, TIME_POLICY>::notify (void)
     return this->notification_strategy_->notify ();
 }
 
-// = Initialization and termination methods.
 template <ACE_SYNCH_DECL, class TIME_POLICY>
 ACE_Dynamic_Message_Queue<ACE_SYNCH_USE, TIME_POLICY>::ACE_Dynamic_Message_Queue (ACE_Dynamic_Message_Strategy & message_strategy,
                                                                      size_t hwm,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_T.h b/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_T.h
index b701abb3c2a..e009307ab82 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_T.h
@@ -787,7 +787,6 @@ template <ACE_SYNCH_DECL, class TIME_POLICY = ACE_System_Time_Policy>
 class ACE_Dynamic_Message_Queue : public ACE_Message_Queue<ACE_SYNCH_USE, TIME_POLICY>
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Dynamic_Message_Queue (ACE_Dynamic_Message_Strategy & message_strategy,
                              size_t hwm = ACE_Message_Queue_Base::DEFAULT_HWM,
                              size_t lwm = ACE_Message_Queue_Base::DEFAULT_LWM,
@@ -1498,8 +1497,6 @@ template <class ACE_MESSAGE_TYPE, ACE_SYNCH_DECL, class TIME_POLICY = ACE_System
 class ACE_Message_Queue_Ex_N : public ACE_Message_Queue_Ex<ACE_MESSAGE_TYPE, ACE_SYNCH_USE, TIME_POLICY>
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /**
    * Initialize an ACE_Message_Queue_Ex_N.  The @a high_water_mark
    * determines how many bytes can be stored in a queue before it's
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_Vx.h b/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_Vx.h
index 30d1a35471d..2ff5a390650 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_Vx.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Message_Queue_Vx.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Message_Queue_Vx: public ACE_Message_Queue<ACE_NULL_SYNCH>
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Message_Queue_Vx (size_t max_messages,
                         size_t max_message_length,
                         ACE_Notification_Strategy * = 0);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Method_Request.h b/ACE/ace/Method_Request.h
index 9684020c87e..c742dcd92e7 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Method_Request.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Method_Request.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Method_Request
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_Method_Request (unsigned long priority = 0);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Module.h b/ACE/ace/Module.h
index f44727d06e1..40d61918595 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Module.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Module.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ template <ACE_SYNCH_DECL, class TIME_POLICY = ACE_System_Time_Policy>
 class ACE_Module : public ACE_Module_Base
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Create an empty Module.
   ACE_Module (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Msg_WFMO_Reactor.h b/ACE/ace/Msg_WFMO_Reactor.h
index 981cdf5be66..1440965f55e 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Msg_WFMO_Reactor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Msg_WFMO_Reactor.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Msg_WFMO_Reactor : public ACE_WFMO_Reactor
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Initialize <ACE_Msg_WFMO_Reactor> with the default size.
   ACE_Msg_WFMO_Reactor (ACE_Sig_Handler * = 0,
                         ACE_Timer_Queue * = 0);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/NT_Service.h b/ACE/ace/NT_Service.h
index 236a6dc5dab..49661e42869 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/NT_Service.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/NT_Service.h
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
  */
 class ACE_Export ACE_NT_Service : public ACE_Task<ACE_MT_SYNCH>
 {
-
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor primarily for use when running the service.
   ACE_NT_Service (DWORD start_timeout = ACE_NT_SERVICE_START_TIMEOUT,
                   DWORD service_type = SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Naming_Context.h b/ACE/ace/Naming_Context.h
index 9d3e3f959f1..38349b28069 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Naming_Context.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Naming_Context.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ public:
       NET_LOCAL
     };
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// "Do-nothing" constructor.
   ACE_Naming_Context (void);
 
@@ -277,7 +276,6 @@ private:
 class ACE_Export ACE_Name_Options
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Name_Options (void);
   ~ACE_Name_Options (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Null_Mutex.h b/ACE/ace/Null_Mutex.h
index 443ce15852b..cf2ab6c0e25 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Null_Mutex.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Null_Mutex.h
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ template<>
 class ACE_Export ACE_Guard<ACE_Null_Mutex>
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Guard (ACE_Null_Mutex &) {}
   ACE_Guard (ACE_Null_Mutex &, int) {}
   ACE_Guard (ACE_Null_Mutex &, int, int) {}
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Obstack_T.h b/ACE/ace/Obstack_T.h
index 613fd6137a4..027f0e394c8 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Obstack_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Obstack_T.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ template <class ACE_CHAR_T>
 class ACE_Obstack_T
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Obstack_T (size_t size = (4096 * sizeof (ACE_CHAR_T)) - sizeof (ACE_Obchunk),
                  ACE_Allocator *allocator_strategy = 0);
   ~ACE_Obstack_T (void);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Pair_T.h b/ACE/ace/Pair_T.h
index 329778178c7..6f60ed76ed7 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Pair_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Pair_T.h
@@ -33,15 +33,12 @@ template <class T1, class T2>
 class ACE_Reference_Pair
 {
 public:
-
   // = Traits.
   typedef T1 first_type;
   typedef T2 second_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
-  ACE_Reference_Pair (T1 &t1,
-                      T2 &t2);
+  ACE_Reference_Pair (T1 &t1, T2 &t2);
 
   /// Access first.
   T1 &first (void) const;
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Ping_Socket.h b/ACE/ace/Ping_Socket.h
index 4497b9e8e37..7b05fec41e5 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Ping_Socket.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Ping_Socket.h
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ class ACE_INET_Addr;
 class ACE_Export ACE_Ping_Socket : public ACE_ICMP_Socket
 {
   typedef ACE_ICMP_Socket inherited;
-
 public:
-
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_Ping_Socket (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Priority_Reactor.h b/ACE/ace/Priority_Reactor.h
index 177a8cf7a78..9e4aa16026f 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Priority_Reactor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Priority_Reactor.h
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Priority_Reactor : public ACE_Select_Reactor
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Initialize ACE_Priority_Reactor with the default size.
   ACE_Priority_Reactor (ACE_Sig_Handler * = 0,
                         ACE_Timer_Queue * = 0);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Profile_Timer.h b/ACE/ace/Profile_Timer.h
index ee0a592dc34..35c5f3955a3 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Profile_Timer.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Profile_Timer.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
 
   typedef ACE_Rusage Rusage;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor. Clears all time values to 0.
   ACE_Profile_Timer (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/QoS/QoS_Session_Factory.h b/ACE/ace/QoS/QoS_Session_Factory.h
index 518a6d13dc6..cdb48235fba 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/QoS/QoS_Session_Factory.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/QoS/QoS_Session_Factory.h
@@ -38,17 +38,13 @@ class ACE_QoS_Session;
  */
 class ACE_QoS_Export ACE_QoS_Session_Factory
 {
-
 public :
-
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_QoS_Session_Factory (void);
 
   /// Default destructor.
   ~ACE_QoS_Session_Factory (void);
 
-
   /// Types of sessions for this factory to manage.
   enum ACE_QoS_Session_Type
   {
diff --git a/ACE/ace/RB_Tree.h b/ACE/ace/RB_Tree.h
index b28afa6ee53..b3b08f19aab 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/RB_Tree.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/RB_Tree.h
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ template <class EXT_ID, class INT_ID>
 class ACE_RB_Tree_Node : public ACE_RB_Tree_Node_Base
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_RB_Tree_Node (const EXT_ID &k, const INT_ID &t);
 
@@ -201,12 +199,9 @@ public:
   typedef ACE_RB_Tree_Iterator<EXT_ID, INT_ID, COMPARE_KEYS, ACE_LOCK> iterator;
   typedef ACE_RB_Tree_Reverse_Iterator<EXT_ID, INT_ID, COMPARE_KEYS, ACE_LOCK> reverse_iterator;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_RB_Tree (ACE_Allocator *alloc = 0);
 
-
   /// Copy constructor.
   ACE_RB_Tree (const ACE_RB_Tree<EXT_ID, INT_ID, COMPARE_KEYS, ACE_LOCK> &rbt);
 
@@ -627,9 +622,6 @@ public:
   ACE_ALLOC_HOOK_DECLARE;
 
 protected:
-
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Create the singular iterator.  No valid iterator can be equal to
   /// it, it is illegal to dereference a singular iterator, etc. etc.
   ACE_RB_Tree_Iterator_Base (void);
@@ -691,10 +683,7 @@ protected:
 template <class EXT_ID, class INT_ID, class COMPARE_KEYS, class ACE_LOCK>
 class ACE_RB_Tree_Iterator : public ACE_RB_Tree_Iterator_Base<EXT_ID, INT_ID, COMPARE_KEYS, ACE_LOCK>
 {
-
 public:
-
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /**
    * Create the singular iterator.
    * It is illegal to deference the iterator, no valid iterator is
@@ -809,10 +798,7 @@ public:
 template <class EXT_ID, class INT_ID, class COMPARE_KEYS, class ACE_LOCK>
 class ACE_RB_Tree_Reverse_Iterator : public ACE_RB_Tree_Iterator_Base<EXT_ID, INT_ID, COMPARE_KEYS, ACE_LOCK>
 {
-
 public:
-
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /**
    * Create the singular iterator.
    * It is illegal to deference the iterator, no valid iterator is
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Reactor_Impl.h b/ACE/ace/Reactor_Impl.h
index a0ea308a499..b6513e5ec4b 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Reactor_Impl.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Reactor_Impl.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class ACE_Sig_Set;
 class ACE_Export ACE_Reactor_Notify : public ACE_Event_Handler
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   virtual int open (ACE_Reactor_Impl *,
                     ACE_Timer_Queue *timer_queue = 0,
                     int disable_notify = 0) = 0;
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Read_Buffer.h b/ACE/ace/Read_Buffer.h
index 1d7dfde2ad6..b22d3f2d85a 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Read_Buffer.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Read_Buffer.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class ACE_Allocator;
 class ACE_Export ACE_Read_Buffer
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Read from a FILE *.
   ACE_Read_Buffer (FILE *fp,
                    bool close_on_delete = false,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Refcounted_Auto_Ptr.h b/ACE/ace/Refcounted_Auto_Ptr.h
index b5670cc05a4..670243dc1b5 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Refcounted_Auto_Ptr.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Refcounted_Auto_Ptr.h
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ template <class X, class ACE_LOCK>
 class ACE_Refcounted_Auto_Ptr
 {
 public:
-
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Constructor that initializes an ACE_Refcounted_Auto_Ptr to
   /// the specified pointer value.
   explicit ACE_Refcounted_Auto_Ptr (X *p = 0);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Remote_Name_Space.h b/ACE/ace/Remote_Name_Space.h
index 8643b2069d8..6c0c4272240 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Remote_Name_Space.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Remote_Name_Space.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ typedef ACE_Unbounded_Set<ACE_NS_WString> ACE_WSTRING_SET;
 class ACE_Export ACE_Remote_Name_Space : public ACE_Name_Space
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// "Do-nothing" constructor.
   ACE_Remote_Name_Space (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SOCK_Acceptor.h b/ACE/ace/SOCK_Acceptor.h
index 577b654b211..80032d1e33b 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SOCK_Acceptor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SOCK_Acceptor.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class ACE_Accept_QoS_Params;
 class ACE_Export ACE_SOCK_Acceptor : public ACE_SOCK
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_SOCK_Acceptor (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram.h b/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram.h
index ff567997592..6746627148e 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class ACE_Time_Value;
 class ACE_Export ACE_SOCK_Dgram : public ACE_SOCK
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_SOCK_Dgram (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram_Bcast.h b/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram_Bcast.h
index fb2f38520b6..3175ba84a95 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram_Bcast.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram_Bcast.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public:
 class ACE_Export ACE_SOCK_Dgram_Bcast : public ACE_SOCK_Dgram
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_SOCK_Dgram_Bcast (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SOCK_IO.h b/ACE/ace/SOCK_IO.h
index 538bec97ce4..0ea281bb3ef 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SOCK_IO.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SOCK_IO.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_SOCK_IO : public ACE_SOCK
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_SOCK_IO (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SOCK_Netlink.h b/ACE/ace/SOCK_Netlink.h
index 993a5d4f5df..d9a8b965b17 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SOCK_Netlink.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SOCK_Netlink.h
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
  * This code was created so one could use ACE reactor
  * as a gateway to a linux kernel.
  */
-class ACE_Export ACE_SOCK_Netlink : public ACE_SOCK {
+class ACE_Export ACE_SOCK_Netlink : public ACE_SOCK
+{
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_SOCK_Netlink(void);
   ~ACE_SOCK_Netlink(void);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SOCK_SEQPACK_Acceptor.h b/ACE/ace/SOCK_SEQPACK_Acceptor.h
index d6e1e65f357..a4f6b3c8473 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SOCK_SEQPACK_Acceptor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SOCK_SEQPACK_Acceptor.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class ACE_Time_Value;
 class ACE_Export ACE_SOCK_SEQPACK_Acceptor : public ACE_SOCK
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_SOCK_SEQPACK_Acceptor (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SOCK_SEQPACK_Connector.h b/ACE/ace/SOCK_SEQPACK_Connector.h
index d145008361a..102940fdf3a 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SOCK_SEQPACK_Connector.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SOCK_SEQPACK_Connector.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class ACE_Time_Value;
 class ACE_Export ACE_SOCK_SEQPACK_Connector
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_SOCK_SEQPACK_Connector (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SPIPE_Acceptor.h b/ACE/ace/SPIPE_Acceptor.h
index fd3b065e6ba..ced2fc835b3 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SPIPE_Acceptor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SPIPE_Acceptor.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_SPIPE_Acceptor : public ACE_SPIPE
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_SPIPE_Acceptor (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SV_Message_Queue.h b/ACE/ace/SV_Message_Queue.h
index 96e64944af0..e7cd28ae8ea 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SV_Message_Queue.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SV_Message_Queue.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public:
     ACE_NOWAIT = IPC_NOWAIT
   };
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Open a message queue using the <external_id>.
   ACE_SV_Message_Queue (void);
   ACE_SV_Message_Queue (key_t external_id,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SV_Semaphore_Complex.h b/ACE/ace/SV_Semaphore_Complex.h
index d8e3bc55fcb..5fa0dded2c0 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SV_Semaphore_Complex.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SV_Semaphore_Complex.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public:
     ACE_OPEN   = 0
   };
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_SV_Semaphore_Complex (void);
   ACE_SV_Semaphore_Complex (key_t key,
                             short create = ACE_SV_Semaphore_Complex::ACE_CREATE,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SV_Semaphore_Simple.h b/ACE/ace/SV_Semaphore_Simple.h
index 0c4f47fe185..e64d1602495 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SV_Semaphore_Simple.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SV_Semaphore_Simple.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public:
     ACE_OPEN = 0
   };
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_SV_Semaphore_Simple (void);
   ACE_SV_Semaphore_Simple (key_t key,
                            short flags = ACE_SV_Semaphore_Simple::ACE_CREATE,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/SV_Shared_Memory.h b/ACE/ace/SV_Shared_Memory.h
index 78387e1c97b..6d8237d3399 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SV_Shared_Memory.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/SV_Shared_Memory.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ public:
     ACE_OPEN   = 0
   };
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_SV_Shared_Memory (void);
   ACE_SV_Shared_Memory (key_t external_id,
                         size_t size,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Sched_Params.h b/ACE/ace/Sched_Params.h
index c355fefc880..ba496741269 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Sched_Params.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Sched_Params.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_Sched_Params
 public:
   typedef int Policy;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_Sched_Params (const Policy policy,
                     const ACE_Sched_Priority priority,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor.h b/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor.h
index 312b17c784c..4843d2e60be 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ template<>
 class ACE_Export ACE_Guard< ACE_Reactor_Token_T<ACE_Noop_Token> >
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Guard (ACE_Reactor_Token_T<ACE_Noop_Token> &) {}
   ACE_Guard (ACE_Reactor_Token_T<ACE_Noop_Token> &, int) {}
   ~ACE_Guard (void) {}
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor_Base.h b/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor_Base.h
index 8a686341cd5..f8e7efc6558 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor_Base.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor_Base.h
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ public:
   /// Destructor.
   virtual ~ACE_Select_Reactor_Notify (void);
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Initialize.
   virtual int open (ACE_Reactor_Impl *,
                     ACE_Timer_Queue * = 0,
@@ -319,7 +318,6 @@ public:
 
   typedef map_type::size_type size_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default "do-nothing" constructor.
   ACE_Select_Reactor_Handler_Repository (ACE_Select_Reactor_Impl &);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor_T.h b/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor_T.h
index 76bbbeebdb3..1e30923f482 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Select_Reactor_T.h
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ template <class ACE_SELECT_REACTOR_TOKEN>
 class ACE_Select_Reactor_T : public ACE_Select_Reactor_Impl
 {
 public:
-
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// If @a disable_notify_pipe is non-0 then the reactor will
   /// not create a notification pipe, which will save two I/O handles
   /// but will elide the notify() feature.  If @a mask_signals is
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Service_Config.h b/ACE/ace/Service_Config.h
index 3076a3bb529..ac9d44df669 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Service_Config.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Service_Config.h
@@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_Service_Config
   ACE_Threading_Helper<ACE_SYNCH_MUTEX> threadkey_;
 
 public:
-
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /**
    * Initialize the Service Repository. Note that initialising @a
    * signum to a negative number will prevent a signal handler being
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Service_Object.h b/ACE/ace/Service_Object.h
index 37803f5f54b..0fdbc13b91c 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Service_Object.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Service_Object.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_Service_Object
     public ACE_Shared_Object
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_Service_Object (ACE_Reactor * = 0);
 
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ public:
       INVALID_TYPE = -1
     };
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Service_Type (const ACE_TCHAR *n,
                     ACE_Service_Type_Impl *o,
                     const ACE_DLL &dll,
@@ -168,7 +166,6 @@ private:
 class ACE_Export ACE_Service_Object_Ptr
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Acquire ownership of the @a so.
   ACE_Service_Object_Ptr (ACE_Service_Object *so);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Service_Repository.h b/ACE/ace/Service_Repository.h
index 8b3af28c16b..241e796d699 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Service_Repository.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Service_Repository.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ public:
     DEFAULT_SIZE = ACE_DEFAULT_SERVICE_REPOSITORY_SIZE
   };
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Initialize the repository.
   ACE_Service_Repository (size_t size = DEFAULT_SIZE);
 
@@ -220,7 +219,6 @@ protected:
 class ACE_Export ACE_Service_Repository_Iterator
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor initializes the iterator.
   ACE_Service_Repository_Iterator (ACE_Service_Repository &sr,
                                    bool ignored_suspended = true);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Service_Types.h b/ACE/ace/Service_Types.h
index 922abee6a8d..97d669d5b5c 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Service_Types.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Service_Types.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Service_Type_Impl
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Service_Type_Impl (void *object,
                          const ACE_TCHAR *s_name,
                          u_int flags = 0,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Shared_Memory_MM.h b/ACE/ace/Shared_Memory_MM.h
index d3e54464b89..b0751136c6b 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Shared_Memory_MM.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Shared_Memory_MM.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Shared_Memory_MM : public ACE_Shared_Memory
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_Shared_Memory_MM (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Shared_Memory_SV.h b/ACE/ace/Shared_Memory_SV.h
index f6109d507d4..a36f1a19614 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Shared_Memory_SV.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Shared_Memory_SV.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ public:
       ACE_OPEN = 0
     };
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Shared_Memory_SV (void);
   ACE_Shared_Memory_SV (key_t id,
                         size_t length,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Signal.h b/ACE/ace/Signal.h
index 81fac580ef7..41020101c71 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Signal.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Signal.h
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ private:
 class ACE_Export ACE_Sig_Guard
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// This is kind of conditional Guard, needed when guard should be
   /// activated only when a specific condition met. When condition ==
   /// true (default), Guard is activated
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Strategies_T.h b/ACE/ace/Strategies_T.h
index 238822bce54..c505b413799 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Strategies_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Strategies_T.h
@@ -82,14 +82,11 @@ template <class SVC_HANDLER>
 class ACE_Creation_Strategy
 {
 public:
-
   // Useful STL-style traits.
   typedef typename SVC_HANDLER::addr_type    addr_type;
   typedef SVC_HANDLER                        handler_type;
   typedef typename SVC_HANDLER::stream_type  stream_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_Creation_Strategy (ACE_Thread_Manager * = 0,
                          ACE_Reactor * = ACE_Reactor::instance ());
@@ -139,11 +136,9 @@ template <class SVC_HANDLER>
 class ACE_Singleton_Strategy : public ACE_Creation_Strategy<SVC_HANDLER>
 {
 public:
-
   // Useful STL-style traits.
   typedef ACE_Creation_Strategy<SVC_HANDLER> base_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Singleton_Strategy (SVC_HANDLER * = 0,
                           ACE_Thread_Manager * = 0);
   int open (SVC_HANDLER *,
@@ -496,14 +491,12 @@ template <class SVC_HANDLER, ACE_PEER_ACCEPTOR_1>
 class ACE_Accept_Strategy
 {
 public:
-
   // Useful STL-style traits.
   typedef ACE_PEER_ACCEPTOR_ADDR             addr_type;
   typedef ACE_PEER_ACCEPTOR                  acceptor_type;
   typedef SVC_HANDLER                        handler_type;
   typedef typename SVC_HANDLER::stream_type  stream_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_Accept_Strategy (ACE_Reactor *reactor = ACE_Reactor::instance ());
 
@@ -563,14 +556,12 @@ template <class SVC_HANDLER, ACE_PEER_CONNECTOR_1>
 class ACE_Connect_Strategy
 {
 public:
-
   // Useful STL-style traits.
   typedef ACE_PEER_CONNECTOR_ADDR            addr_type;
   typedef ACE_PEER_CONNECTOR                 connector_type;
   typedef SVC_HANDLER                        handler_type;
   typedef typename SVC_HANDLER::stream_type  stream_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_Connect_Strategy (void);
 
@@ -629,14 +620,11 @@ template <class SVC_HANDLER>
 class ACE_Scheduling_Strategy
 {
 public:
-
   // Useful STL-style traits.
   typedef typename SVC_HANDLER::addr_type    addr_type;
   typedef SVC_HANDLER                        handler_type;
   typedef typename SVC_HANDLER::stream_type  stream_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Constructor
   ACE_Scheduling_Strategy (SVC_HANDLER * = 0);
 
@@ -669,11 +657,9 @@ class ACE_Schedule_All_Reactive_Strategy
   : public ACE_Scheduling_Strategy<SVC_HANDLER>
 {
 public:
-
   // Useful STL-style traits.
   typedef ACE_Scheduling_Strategy<SVC_HANDLER> base_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor
   ACE_Schedule_All_Reactive_Strategy (SVC_HANDLER * = 0);
 
@@ -708,11 +694,9 @@ class ACE_Schedule_All_Threaded_Strategy
   : public ACE_Scheduling_Strategy<SVC_HANDLER>
 {
 public:
-
   // Useful STL-style traits.
   typedef ACE_Scheduling_Strategy<SVC_HANDLER> base_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor
   ACE_Schedule_All_Threaded_Strategy (SVC_HANDLER * = 0);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Svc_Handler.h b/ACE/ace/Svc_Handler.h
index 6e44ad2aefc..0327dd5b9a0 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Svc_Handler.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Svc_Handler.h
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ template <typename PEER_STREAM, typename SYNCH_TRAITS>
 class ACE_Buffered_Svc_Handler : public ACE_Svc_Handler<PEER_STREAM, SYNCH_TRAITS>
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /**
    * Constructor initializes the @a thr_mgr and @a mq by passing them
    * down to the ACE_Task base class.  The @a reactor is passed to
diff --git a/ACE/ace/TLI.h b/ACE/ace/TLI.h
index 6a44034799b..2f0695b1da6 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/TLI.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/TLI.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_TLI : public ACE_IPC_SAP
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Initialize a TLI endpoint.
   ACE_HANDLE open (const char device[],
                    int oflag = O_RDWR,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/TLI_Acceptor.h b/ACE/ace/TLI_Acceptor.h
index 47e12253023..506fbab0ac3 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/TLI_Acceptor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/TLI_Acceptor.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_TLI_Acceptor : public ACE_TLI
 public:
   friend class ACE_Request_Queue;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_TLI_Acceptor (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/TLI_Stream.h b/ACE/ace/TLI_Stream.h
index acbc4c3d76c..a323b788838 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/TLI_Stream.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/TLI_Stream.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public:
   friend class ACE_TLI_Acceptor;
   friend class ACE_TLI_Connector;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Default constructor.
   ACE_TLI_Stream (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Task.h b/ACE/ace/Task.h
index 87e658b8f43..67dbaa1294d 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Task.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Task.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ namespace ACE_Task_Flags
 class ACE_Export ACE_Task_Base : public ACE_Service_Object
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_Task_Base (ACE_Thread_Manager * = 0);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Timer_Hash_T.h b/ACE/ace/Timer_Hash_T.h
index 2e7975c313d..89fef2079ee 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Timer_Hash_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Timer_Hash_T.h
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ public:
   /// Type inherited from
   typedef ACE_Timer_Queue_T<TYPE, FUNCTOR, ACE_LOCK, TIME_POLICY> Base_Timer_Queue;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /**
    * Default constructor. @a table_size determines the size of the
    * hash table.  @a upcall_functor is the instance of the FUNCTOR
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Timer_Heap_T.h b/ACE/ace/Timer_Heap_T.h
index ba09c996970..433bb7b7442 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Timer_Heap_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Timer_Heap_T.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ public:
 
   typedef ACE_Timer_Queue_T<TYPE, FUNCTOR, ACE_LOCK, TIME_POLICY> Base_Time_Policy;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /**
    * The Constructor creates a heap with specified number of elements.
    * This can also take in a upcall functor and freelist (if 0, then
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Timer_List_T.h b/ACE/ace/Timer_List_T.h
index efd8f57bbd3..181174fb73a 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Timer_List_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Timer_List_T.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ public:
   typedef ACE_Timer_Queue_T<TYPE, FUNCTOR, ACE_LOCK, TIME_POLICY> Base_Timer_Queue;
   typedef ACE_Free_List<Node> FreeList;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /**
    * Default constructor. @a upcall_functor is the instance of the
    * FUNCTOR to be used by the list. If @a upcall_functor is 0, a
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Timer_Queue_Iterator.h b/ACE/ace/Timer_Queue_Iterator.h
index 6fa376c25ef..35dc274033a 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Timer_Queue_Iterator.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Timer_Queue_Iterator.h
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ template <class TYPE>
 class ACE_Timer_Queue_Iterator_T
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.
   ACE_Timer_Queue_Iterator_T (void);
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Timer_Queue_T.h b/ACE/ace/Timer_Queue_T.h
index 41f87dbe5a1..e1ee3317de2 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Timer_Queue_T.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Timer_Queue_T.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ public:
   /// Type of time policy
   typedef TIME_POLICY time_policy_t;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /**
    * Default constructor. @a upcall_functor is the instance of the
    * FUNCTOR to be used by the queue. If @a upcall_functor is 0, Timer
diff --git a/ACE/ace/TkReactor/TkReactor.h b/ACE/ace/TkReactor/TkReactor.h
index adedbb0982c..5632ba67a73 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/TkReactor/TkReactor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/TkReactor/TkReactor.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ public:
 class ACE_TkReactor_Export ACE_TkReactor : public ACE_Select_Reactor
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_TkReactor (size_t size = DEFAULT_SIZE,
                  bool restart = false,
                  ACE_Sig_Handler * = 0);
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Trace.h b/ACE/ace/Trace.h
index d29acb23dd6..dee73c6ed33 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Trace.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Trace.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 class ACE_Export ACE_Trace
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Perform the first part of the trace, which prints out the string
   /// N, the LINE, and the ACE_FILE as the function is entered.
   ACE_Trace (const ACE_TCHAR *n,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Typed_SV_Message.h b/ACE/ace/Typed_SV_Message.h
index 50ef362fb3d..193c462da4c 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Typed_SV_Message.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Typed_SV_Message.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ template <class T>
 class ACE_Typed_SV_Message
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_Typed_SV_Message (long type = 0,
                         int length = sizeof (T),
                         int max_size = sizeof (T));
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Unbounded_Queue.h b/ACE/ace/Unbounded_Queue.h
index 1a660ad2a3d..7d800935c84 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Unbounded_Queue.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Unbounded_Queue.h
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ public:
   typedef ACE_Unbounded_Queue_Iterator<T> ITERATOR;
   typedef ACE_Unbounded_Queue_Const_Iterator<T> CONST_ITERATOR;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Construction.  Use user specified allocation strategy
   /// if specified.
   /**
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Unbounded_Set_Ex.h b/ACE/ace/Unbounded_Set_Ex.h
index b984adeda6e..1f57a82e7cb 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Unbounded_Set_Ex.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Unbounded_Set_Ex.h
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ public:
   typedef const_value_type *  const_pointer;
   typedef ptrdiff_t           difference_type;
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   /// Constructor.  Use user specified allocation strategy
   /// if specified.
   /**
diff --git a/ACE/ace/WFMO_Reactor.h b/ACE/ace/WFMO_Reactor.h
index 664685eac09..c9fa9431a6c 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/WFMO_Reactor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/WFMO_Reactor.h
@@ -662,8 +662,6 @@ public:
     DEFAULT_SIZE = MAXIMUM_WAIT_OBJECTS - 2
   };
 
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
-
   /// Initialize ACE_WFMO_Reactor with the default size.
   ACE_WFMO_Reactor (ACE_Sig_Handler * = 0,
                     ACE_Timer_Queue * = 0,
diff --git a/ACE/ace/XtReactor/XtReactor.h b/ACE/ace/XtReactor/XtReactor.h
index bff1c7ca98a..3247ce6a884 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/XtReactor/XtReactor.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/XtReactor/XtReactor.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public:
 class ACE_XtReactor_Export ACE_XtReactor : public ACE_Select_Reactor
 {
 public:
-  // = Initialization and termination methods.
   ACE_XtReactor (XtAppContext context = 0,
                  size_t size = DEFAULT_SIZE,
                  bool restart = false,