When 8K of data is requested gcj returns only 2K (Sun's VM returns full 8K).
example code: import java.io.*; public class BufferedReaderReadTest { public static void main( String [] args ) throws Exception { char [] b = new char[ 8 * 1024 ]; BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader( new FileReader( args [0] ), 8 * 1024 ); System.out.println( "read() = " + in.read( b, 0, b.length ) ); in.close(); } } -- Summary: BufferedReader.read( char[], int, int ) returns less than expected number of read chars Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: libgcj AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: mnefedov at rogers 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=21270