Hi, I am using Gentoo Linux.
I followed the following steps: Make directory ~/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn Change directory to ~/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn Get sources via "svn co svn://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/branches/gcc-4_1-branch gcc-4.1-branch" make directory ~/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build change to directory ~/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build run bash -c '../gcc-4.1-branch/configure --prefix=/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_root --disable-nls --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-languages=c,c++,java --with-system-zlib --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-gtk-cairo && nice make profiledbootstrap && make install' &> ../test_build.log & Here is the end of the file test_build.log: make[3]: Entering directory `/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build/i686-pc-linu x-gnu/libjava/libltdl' make[4]: Entering directory `/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build/i686-pc-linu x-gnu/libjava/libltdl' test -z "/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_root/lib" || mkdir -p -- "/home/ayqazi /src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_root/lib" test -z "/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_root/include" || mkdir -p -- "/home/ay qazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_root/include" make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build/i686-pc-linux -gnu/libjava/libltdl' make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build/i686-pc-linux -gnu/libjava/libltdl' Making install in gcj make[3]: Entering directory `/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build/i686-pc-linu x-gnu/libjava/gcj' make[4]: Entering directory `/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build/i686-pc-linu x-gnu/libjava/gcj' make[4]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'. test -z "/include/c++/gcj" || mkdir -p -- "/include/c++/gcj" mkdir: cannot create directory `/include': Permission denied make[4]: *** [install-gcjHEADERS] Error 1 make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build/i686-pc-linux -gnu/libjava/gcj' make[3]: *** [install-am] Error 2 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build/i686-pc-linux -gnu/libjava/gcj' make[2]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build/i686-pc-linux -gnu/libjava' make[1]: *** [install-target-libjava] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ayqazi/src/packages/gcc-4.1-svn/test_build' make: *** [install] Error 2 Full build log (contents of 'test_build.log') available on request. -- Summary: 'make install' to non-standard prefix fails with java enabled Product: gcc Version: 4.1.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: critical Priority: P3 Component: java AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: ayqazi at yahoo dot co dot uk GCC build triplet: i686-pc-linux GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26538