cvs commit: ports/devel/ptmalloc Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/devel/ptmalloc/files patch-Makefile

[Greg 'groggy' Lehey]

On Tuesday, 14 December 2004 at  2:18:25 +0000, Greg Lehey wrote:
> grog        2004-12-14 02:18:25 UTC
>
>   FreeBSD ports repository
>
>   Added files:
>     devel/ptmalloc       Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist
>     devel/ptmalloc/files patch-Makefile
>   Log:
>   New port: ptmalloc is an older version of the GNU libc malloc.  It has
>   a BSD compatible license and outperforms FreeBSD's malloc by an order
>   of magnitude with some pathological files (notably pthreads and
>   realloc abuse).

That should read "pathological programs".  I have one here that runs
for 180 seconds using FreeBSD malloc and only 40 using ptmalloc. 

Greg
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