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svalinn · Apr 27, 2020 · 3088944 · 3088944
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 **Added:** None
 
 **Changed:**
-- DagMC: change pointer class member into shared_ptr
-- DagMC tests: change pointer class member into shared_ptr
+- DagMC: updated pointer management to RAII ("Resource Allocation Is
+  Initialization") technique:
+   - MBI is now a shared_ptr unless passed as a raw pointer in the DagMC
+     constructor (can be returned as a shared_ptr if not provided as a raw
+     pointer)
+   - GTT is now a shared_ptr, and can only be returned as such
+   - GQT is now a uniq_ptr, (and can't be return - not change there)
+- DagMC tests: 
+  - DagMC instance is now a shared_ptr
+  - when used MBI instance is now a shared_ptr
 
-**Deprecated:** None
+**Deprecated:**
+- DagMC: Deprecated constructor using a raw pointer for the MBI instance,
+  prefered way uses shared_ptr for MBI instance.
 
 **Removed:** None