msgfmt --java2 compatibility bug There is no option in gettext to specify java target version. If gettext bundle is compiled with Java 1.6 and then run on 1.5 program crashes.
(Both 1.5 and 1.6 are supported versions nowadays). Unfortunately linux maintainers commonly compile using 1.6 causing java programs using gettext crash. Solution would be to allow msgfmt to specify java compiler options or to set 'javac -target 1.5' option.
