Managing Metal Cpp Lifetimes

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name: Managing Metal Cpp Lifetimes
description: ALWAYS use when writing or porting Metal object lifetime management code in metal-cpp — including crashes on release, use-after-free, memory leaks, autorelease pool placement, NS::TransferPtr vs NS::RetainPtr…
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# Managing Metal Cpp Lifetimes

Part of the **Apple Game Porting Skills** pack by Apple (`apple/game-porting-toolkit`).

ALWAYS use when writing or porting Metal object lifetime management code in metal-cpp — including crashes on release, use-after-free, memory leaks, autorelease pool placement, NS::TransferPtr vs NS::RetainPtr…

This catalog entry summarizes the skill for discovery. Get the full skill — including any bundled scripts and resources — from the source:

Full skill & source: https://github.com/apple/game-porting-toolkit/tree/main/game-porting-skills/skills/managing-metal-cpp-lifetimes