struct Abstract
{
     virtual ~Abstract() = 0;
};

Abstract::~Abstract() {}

struct Valid: public Abstract
{
        // Notice you don't need to actually overide the base
        // classes pure virtual method as it has a default
};


int main()
{
    // Abstract        a;  // This line fails to compile as Abstract is abstract
    Valid           v;  // This compiles fine.
}

struct Abstract {
protected:
    Abstract() {}
};

struct Valid: public Abstract {
    // No need to override anything.
};


int main() {
    // Abstract a;  // This line fails constructor is protected
    Valid v;  // This compiles fine.
}

class Base
{
public:
    virtual ~Base() = 0;
    virtual void SomeVirtualMethod();
};

inline Base::~Base()
{
}

class Derived : public Base
{
};

inline Base* createBase()
{
    // return new Base; // <- This won't compile
    return new Derived; // <- This compile, Derived is not a pure virtual class !
}

std::set<MyBaseClass*> mySet;

class abstract {
        virtual ~abstract()=0;
};

abstract::~abstract() {}