diff -r 350f47d32f56 -r 5602744c6f5a SConstruct
--- a/SConstruct	Wed May 30 18:10:53 2012 -0400
+++ b/SConstruct	Thu May 31 09:25:45 2012 -0400
@@ -749,6 +749,14 @@
     conf.CheckLibWithHeader('rt', 'time.h', 'C',
                             'clock_nanosleep(0,0,NULL,NULL);')
 
+if conf.CheckLib('tcmalloc_minimal'):
+    have_tcmalloc = True
+else:
+    have_tcmalloc = False
+    print termcap.Yellow + termcap.Bold + \
+          "You can get a 12% performance improvement by installing tcmalloc "\
+          "(google-perftools package on Ubuntu or RedHat)." + termcap.Normal
+
 if not have_posix_clock:
     print "Can't find library for POSIX clocks."
 
@@ -1011,6 +1019,9 @@
     if env['USE_SSE2']:
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-msse2'])
 
+    if have_tcmalloc:
+        env.Append(LIBS=['tcmalloc_minimal'])
+
     # The src/SConscript file sets up the build rules in 'env' according
     # to the configured variables.  It returns a list of environments,
     # one for each variant build (debug, opt, etc.)