apple / apple/foundationdb

jemalloc is being officially archived

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Description

See

https://github.com/jemalloc/jemalloc

and

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44264958

for discussions.

May need to check if jemalloc is going to be maintenanced in the future or not.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reviewing the jemalloc repository and the linked Hacker News discussion, then locate FoundationDB's jemalloc dependency and build references. Determine whether jemalloc remains maintained and document a concrete maintenance, replacement, or removal path; the issue currently names no files or tests.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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