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+Changed: The SmartPointer class has been renamed to ObserverPointer,
+since this name is a much better reflection of the purpose of this
+class. The documentation of the class has also been updated
+significantly to better explain what the class does.
+<br>
+(Wolfgang Bangerth, 2024/09/09)