On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 12:50:01 GMT, Magnus Ihse Bursie <i...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> As a prerequisite for Hermetic Java, we need a statically linked `java` > launcher. It should behave like the normal, dynamically linked `java` > launcher, except that all JDK native libraries should be statically, not > dynamically, linked. > > This patch is the first step towards this goal. It will generate a > `static-jdk` image with a statically linked launcher. This launcher is > missing several native libs, however, and does therefore not behave like a > proper dynamic java. One of the reasons for this is that local symbol hiding > in static libraries are not implemented yet, which causes symbol clashes when > linking all static libraries together. This will be addressed in an upcoming > patch. > > All changes in the `src` directory are copied from, or inspired by, changes > made in [the hermetic-java-runtime branch in Project > Leyden](https://github.com/openjdk/leyden/tree/hermetic-java-runtime). src/java.base/unix/native/libjli/java_md.c line 509: > 507: > 508: if (GetApplicationHome(path, pathsize)) { > 509: if (JLI_IsStaticallyLinked()) { In passing, GetJREPath's function description includes "or registry settings" which is confusing to see now. ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20837#discussion_r1745198354
