It will never be called gc_ptr because C++ programmers have an allergy to the term GC. However, an attempt was made to implement a similar solution. Take a look

It will never be called gc_ptr because C++ programmers have an allergy to the term GC. However, an attempt was made to implement a similar solution. Take a look at tracked_ptr: https://github.com/pebal/sgcl https://github.com/pebal/sgcl