RFR: 8338768: Introduce runtime lookup to check for static builds [v2]

[Magnus Ihse Bursie]

On Mon, 26 Aug 2024 02:07:39 GMT, David Holmes <dholmes at openjdk.org> wrote:

> but it still impacts every single Java run just to save some time/resources for the handful of builders of statically linked VMs.

Seriously? I challenge you do prove there is any effect at all. :-/

Also, there is not a "handful" of builders of static libraries. Our internal CI system builds static libraries all the time, and I for one would be glad to use these resources on more productive stuff than building all object files twice. 

Also, the intention is to enable static builds by default on GHA, once the entire process of making static builds "dirt cheap" is finished, to avoid regressions.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20666#issuecomment-2309786734