__fpclassifyd problem

[Nate Williams]

[ add compatability hacks to libm ]
> > We tried this at usenix, but it still didn't work.  Obviously there is more
> > going on.
> > 
> > Before anybody goes and bumps libraries etc, it would be useful to know if
> > running a statically linked jvm will work on -current.
> 
> This sounds like a good plan, though it should be noted that statically 
> linking the jvm executable will reder it useless since it won't be able
> to dl_open any of the essential JNI modules.

Not just the JNI modules, but basically *all* the modules are dl_opened,
so a staticially linked modern JVM can't realistically be created.

The last time we were able to create a static JVM was JDK1.1.  I spent
many weeks attempting to create one for 1.2, and finally gave up.



Nate