add automated refcounting pass

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diff --git a/python/examples/refcounting/runtime/refcounting.h b/python/examples/refcounting/runtime/refcounting.h
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+#pragma once
+
+// wrapper for calloc
+void *refcount_calloc(unsigned long count, unsigned long size);
+// overwrite a pointer that pointed to 'old' to now point to 'new'
+void refcount_write(void *new, void *old);
+// decrement the refcount, but do not free if the refcount hits 0
+void refcount_returning(void *ptr);