From fd40266f767e51e649fb48376e25f47a60d79765 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Rowe <mark@vector35.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 18:49:26 -0700
Subject: Fix incorrect reference counting in C++ API

---
 externallibrary.cpp | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'externallibrary.cpp')

diff --git a/externallibrary.cpp b/externallibrary.cpp
index a2e0573a..f1b34f1a 100644
--- a/externallibrary.cpp
+++ b/externallibrary.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Ref<ProjectFile> ExternalLibrary::GetBackingFile() const
 	BNProjectFile* file = BNExternalLibraryGetBackingFile(m_object);
 	if (!file)
 		return nullptr;
-	return new ProjectFile(BNNewProjectFileReference(file));
+	return new ProjectFile(file);
 }
 
 
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ std::optional<std::string> ExternalLocation::GetTargetSymbol()
 {
 	if (BNExternalLocationHasTargetSymbol(m_object))
 	{
-		return BNExternalLocationGetTargetSymbol(m_object);
+		char* sym = BNExternalLocationGetTargetSymbol(m_object);
+		std::string result = sym;
+		BNFreeString(sym);
+		return result;
 	}
 	return {};
 }
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