sun java -version will say e.g. java version "1.4.2_07" while gij -version says java version 1.4.2 i.e. sun quotes the version number while gij doesn't. It's trivial, but a number of configure scripts and other tests depend on the quotes to find the java version number, e.g. db 4.2.52 and openoffice.org 1.9.95
-- Summary: gij -version returns unquoted version number Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P3 Component: java AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: caolanm at redhat dot com CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org,java-prs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21233