template<typename T> Kernel1D<T> Gauss(double, int) {

    Kernel1D<T> ret;

    // fill out ret here

    return ret;
}

template<typename T>
shared_ptr<Kernel1D<T> > Gauss(double x, int y) {

    shared_ptr<Kernel1D<T> > ptr(new Gauss<T>(x, y) ); // calling the function above.


    return ptr;

}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// OR

template<typename T>
shared_ptr<Kernel1D<T> > Gauss(double, int) {

    shared_ptr<Kernel1D<T> > ptr(new Kernel1D<T>() ); // calling default constructor

    // fill out ptr here, e.g. ptr->m_vData.at(0) = 1;


    return ptr;

}