RFR: 8339480: Build static-jdk image with a statically linked launcher [v5]

[Magnus Ihse Bursie]

On Thu, 5 Sep 2024 10:17:11 GMT, Alan Bateman <alanb at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Magnus Ihse Bursie has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>>   Update GetJREPath comment and remove unnecessary JLI_IsStaticallyLinked check
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> src/java.base/unix/native/libjli/java_md.c line 509:
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>> 507: 
>> 508:     if (GetApplicationHome(path, pathsize)) {
>> 509:         if (JLI_IsStaticallyLinked()) {
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> In passing, GetJREPath's function description includes "or registry settings" which is confusing to see now.

I updated the description.

Also, the name "JRE" is severly outdated, but cleaning out technical debt in the JLI library will have to wait for another day.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20837#discussion_r1801728335