A full bootstrap including the java frontend (which implies libgcj) fails with the following error message.
This is a regression from 3.4.x and relatively recent mainline. ...gnu/xml/transform/StreamSerializer.lo gnu/xml/transform/XSLURIResolver.lo gnu/xml/transform/AttributeNode.lo gnu/xml/transform/CommentNode.lo gnu/xml/transform/ForEachNode.lo gnu/xml/transform/KeyFunction.lo gnu/xml/transform/TransformerImpl.lo gnu/xml/transform/WhenNode.lo gnu/xml/transform/NodeNumberNode.lo gnu/xml/transform/OtherwiseNode.lo gnu/xml/transform/AbstractNumberNode.lo gnu/xml/transform/TemplateNode.lo gnu/xml/transform/TransformerOutputProperties.lo gnu/xml/transform/DOMSourceLocator.lo java/lang/ConcreteProcess. lo gnu/classpath/Configuration.lo boehm.lo posix.lo posix-threads.lo gmake[3]: execvp: /bin/sh: Argument list too long gmake[3]: *** [libgcj0_convenience.la] Error 127 gmake[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... gmake[3]: Leaving directory `/files/pfeifer/OBJ-0222-2045/i386-unknown-freebsd4. 10/libjava' gmake[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 gmake[2]: Leaving directory /files/pfeifer/OBJ-0222-2045/i386-unknown-freebsd4.10/libjava' gmake[1]: *** [all-target-libjava] Error 2 -- Summary: libgcj build fails with "execvp: /bin/sh: Argument list too long" Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: libgcj AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: gerald at pfeifer dot com CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org,java-prs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC host triplet: i386-unknown-freebsd4.10 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20155