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+#
+# Find the JEMALLOC client includes and library
+# 
+
+# This module defines
+# JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find jemalloc.h
+# JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES, the libraries to link against
+# JEMALLOC_FOUND, if false, you cannot build anything that requires JEMALLOC
+
+# also defined, but not for general use are
+# JEMALLOC_LIBRARY, where to find the JEMALLOC library.
+
+set( JEMALLOC_FOUND 0 )
+
+if ( UNIX )
+  FIND_PATH( JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR
+    NAMES
+      jemalloc/jemalloc.h
+    PATHS
+      /usr/include
+      /usr/include/jemalloc
+      /usr/local/include
+      /usr/local/include/jemalloc
+      $ENV{JEMALLOC_ROOT}
+      $ENV{JEMALLOC_ROOT}/include
+  DOC
+    "Specify include-directories that might contain jemalloc.h here."
+  )
+  FIND_LIBRARY( JEMALLOC_LIBRARY 
+    NAMES
+      jemalloc libjemalloc JEMALLOC
+    PATHS
+      /usr/lib
+      /usr/lib/jemalloc
+      /usr/local/lib
+      /usr/local/lib/jemalloc
+      /usr/local/jemalloc/lib
+      $ENV{JEMALLOC_ROOT}/lib
+      $ENV{JEMALLOC_ROOT}
+    DOC "Specify library-locations that might contain the jemalloc library here."
+  )
+
+  if ( JEMALLOC_LIBRARY )
+    if ( JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR )
+      set( JEMALLOC_FOUND 1 )
+      message( STATUS "Found JEMALLOC library: ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARY}")
+      message( STATUS "Found JEMALLOC headers: ${JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+    else ( JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR )
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find jemalloc headers! Please install jemalloc libraries and headers")
+    endif ( JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR )
+  endif ( JEMALLOC_LIBRARY )
+  add_library(jemalloc SHARED IMPORTED)
+  set_target_properties(jemalloc PROPERTIES
+    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DUR}"
+    IMPORTED_LOCATION "${JEMALLOC_LIBRARY}")
+  mark_as_advanced( JEMALLOC_FOUND JEMALLOC_LIBRARY JEMALLOC_EXTRA_LIBRARIES JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR )
+endif (UNIX)