BrianGun/issue365

[BrianGun]

Fix longstanding warnings related to deprecations and const redefinitions

Description

We've had an increasing backlog of warnings. This PR fixes the ones that come from our code.

Fixes # (365)

Type of change

• [x ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• This change requires a documentation update

How Has This Been Tested?

ran unit tests

Checklist:

• [ x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• [x ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
• [ x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• [x ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• [x ] My changes generate no new warnings
• [x ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• [x ] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
• [x ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules
• [x ] I have checked my code and corrected any misspellings