BC-compiled code doesn't work on a big-endian 64-bit box because of a silly mistake initializing entries in the constant pool. In all cases the initializer must appear as the first 32-bit integer of a machine word stored in memory.
-- Summary: gcj broken on 64-bit big-endian systems Product: gcc Version: 4.1.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: java AssignedTo: aph at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: aph at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC target triplet: ppc64-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25535