Quick search of the gentoo forums came up with this: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=130729&highlight=db+gcj http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=137967&highlight=db+gcj
There are about three different suggestions there to fix it: 1. "emerge portage" 2. USE="java" emerge gcc 3. java-config --set-system-vm=blackdown-jdk-1.4.1 good luck. William Page > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of toughguy > Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 11:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uug] Gentoo install: "emerge system" problem > > I'm in the middle of installing Gentoo on my iBook, (at the end of step > 6 > of > 12, according to the online handbook) and I'm getting stuck. I'm in the > middle of emerge system, it's trying to emerge db-4.1.25_p1-r3 It fails > saying: > ... > checking for gcj ... gcj -C > checking if gcj -C works... configure: error: The Java compiler gcj -C > failed (see config.log, check the CLASSPATH?) > > !!! ERROR: sys-libs/db-4.1.25_p1-r3 failed. > !!! Function src_compile, Link 95, Exitcode 1 > !!! (no error message) > > The config log reports: > ... > configure:9720: gcj -C Test.java > Test.java:0: Cazn't find default package 'java.lang'. Check the > CLASSPATH > envirnment variable and the access to the archives > 1 error > configure: 9723: $? = 1 > configure: 9727: error: The java compiler gcj -C failed (see config.log, > check the CLASSPATH?) > ... > > # echo $CLASSPATH > -returns a blank line > > I found that db-4.1.25_p1-r3 has issues compiling wth Use=java. I want to > be > able to compile java programs in gentoo. The use definitions list seemed > to > imply that if I didn't have use=java set, I wouldn't be able to compile > java > programs. > > 1) Is this something I can unset for now, and make work later on? > 2) If I want to just compile db-4.1.25_p1-r3 without java support, but > the > rest with, could I run: > # emerge -Java db-4.1.25_p1-r3 (or something?) > # emerge system > > Thanks a ton! > > ~Michael Moore > > > > > > > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.659 / Virus Database: 423 - Release Date: 4/15/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.659 / Virus Database: 423 - Release Date: 4/15/2004 ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
