class initialisation

[Per Bothner]

> In particular, it's not clear what the "first active
> use" is: for instance, is calling Class.forName() an active use?

Yes.  See http://www.javasoft.com/docs/books/jls/clarify.html:

Java.lang.Class.forName()

JLS 20.3.8 should state that a call to java.lang.Class.forName("X") causes
the class named "X" to be initialized. 

	--Per Bothner
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