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+ptmalloc is the original version of the malloc that was later included
+in GNU libc.  Under some circumsntaces, notably with pthreads and
+excessive calls to realloc, it performs significantly better than
+FreeBSD malloc.  This version is *not* GPL or LGPL:
+
+  Copyright (c) 1999 Wolfram Gloger
+  
+  Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software
+  and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
+  provided that (i) the above copyright notices and this permission
+  notice appear in all copies of the software and related
+  documentation, and (ii) the name of Wolfram Gloger may not be used
+  in any advertising or publicity relating to the software.
+  
+  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+  EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
+  WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+  
+  IN NO EVENT SHALL WOLFRAM GLOGER BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
+  INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY
+  DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
+  WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY
+  THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+  PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+This is not the latest version: it's older than the one in GNU libc.
+There is a newer version, but it's still marked as "current snapshot".
+It's in /usr/ports/devel/ptmalloc-2/.
+
+See the web site for more details: WWW: http://www.malloc.de/en/
+
+This package comes with no documentation beyond a README, which isn't
+worth installing.  It appears that the GNU libc man page malloc(3)
+applies, but it's not included here for copyright reasons.  There's
+nothing unusual about it.  In particular, the section TUNING in
+FreeBSD malloc(3) does not apply.
+
+In addition to the library, the package contains a couple of test
+cases.  Theoretically they could be run using the FreeBSD libraries,
+but they call the legacy memalign() function, which is not provided by
+FreeBSD.  It may be of interest to fix this issue.