<p>I used <code>@autoreleasepool</code> because it is used elsewhere: <a href="https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm/search?q=autoreleasepool&unscoped_q=autoreleasepool">https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm/search?q=autoreleasepool&unscoped_q=autoreleasepool</a></p>
<p>Having said that, I have virtually no experience with Objective-C and on the coding conventions for the VM, so expert opinions are highly appreciated. Also, we need to make sure that the solution does not have unwanted side-effects. If I am understanding the code correctly, we only have to make sure that <code>alienEventQueue</code> is eventually released.</p>

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