Index: src/Validate/Autogen.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/Validate/Autogen.cpp	(revision 0522ebe7b3ae7204a1d2c50a1bc7273bfa36762a)
+++ src/Validate/Autogen.cpp	(revision dc3fbe5bd865dbd99791884dd9ea7dbd1bbbb45e)
@@ -133,6 +133,5 @@
 	/// Generates a single struct member operation.
 	/// (constructor call, destructor call, assignment call)
-	// This is managed because it uses another helper that returns a ast::ptr.
-	ast::ptr<ast::Stmt> makeMemberOp(
+	const ast::Stmt * makeMemberOp(
 		const CodeLocation& location,
 		const ast::ObjectDecl * dstParam, const ast::Expr * src,
@@ -525,5 +524,5 @@
 }
 
-ast::ptr<ast::Stmt> StructFuncGenerator::makeMemberOp(
+const ast::Stmt * StructFuncGenerator::makeMemberOp(
 		const CodeLocation& location, const ast::ObjectDecl * dstParam,
 		const ast::Expr * src, const ast::ObjectDecl * field,
@@ -540,5 +539,5 @@
 		)
 	);
-	auto stmt = genImplicitCall(
+	const ast::Stmt * stmt = genImplicitCall(
 		srcParam, dstSelect, location, func->name,
 		field, direction
@@ -598,9 +597,9 @@
 			location, field, new ast::VariableExpr( location, srcParam )
 		) : nullptr;
-		ast::ptr<ast::Stmt> stmt =
+		const ast::Stmt * stmt =
 			makeMemberOp( location, dstParam, srcSelect, field, func, direction );
 
 		if ( nullptr != stmt ) {
-			stmts->kids.push_back( stmt );
+			stmts->kids.emplace_back( stmt );
 		}
 	}
@@ -623,5 +622,5 @@
 	for ( auto param = params.begin() + 1 ; current != end ; ++current ) {
 		const ast::ptr<ast::Decl> & member = *current;
-		ast::ptr<ast::Stmt> stmt = nullptr;
+		const ast::Stmt * stmt = nullptr;
 		auto field = member.as<ast::ObjectDecl>();
 		// Not sure why it could be null.
@@ -641,5 +640,5 @@
 
 		if ( nullptr != stmt ) {
-			stmts->kids.push_back( stmt );
+			stmts->kids.emplace_back( stmt );
 		}
 	}