Yes, libservlet2.4-java seems to draw gcj dependencies when installing tomcat5. This is not a tomcat5 bug (anymore).
** Also affects: libservlet2.4-java (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- tomcat5 requires GCJ even though sun-java5-jre is installed https://launchpad.net/bugs/56733 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs