locale.cc (std::locale::classic()): Weaken locking protocol.

	libstdc++/7445
	* src/locale.cc (std::locale::classic()): Weaken locking protocol.

From-SVN: r59078

libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog

+2002-11-13  Loren J. Rittle  <ljrittle@acm.org>
+
+	libstdc++/7445
+	* src/locale.cc (std::locale::classic()): Weaken locking protocol.
+
 2002-11-13  Jonathan Wakely  <redi@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	* docs/html/install.html, docs/html/22_locale/locale.html: HTML fix.

libstdc++-v3/src/locale.cc

@@ -367,9 +367,7 @@ namespace std
   const locale&
   locale::classic()
   {
-    static _STL_mutex_lock __lock __STL_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-    _STL_auto_lock __auto(__lock);
-
+    // Locking protocol: singleton-called-before-threading-starts
     if (!_S_classic)
       {
 	try