As of trunk revision 142086, libgcj doesn't build any longer on Tru64 UNIX V5.1B:
(cd classes; \ jar cf ../tools.zip `find . -name .svn -prune -o -type f -print`; \ cd ..) /usr/local/bin/bash: /vol/gnu/bin/jar: Arg list too long I think such systems still need to be taken into account. This was broken by this change: 2008-11-05 Andrew Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * tools/Makefile.am (UPDATE_TOOLS_ZIP, CREATE_TOOLS_ZIP): Exclude .svn directories. -- Summary: [4.4 Regression] tools.zip doesn't build on systems with short command lines Product: gcc Version: 4.4.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: libgcj AssignedTo: aph at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: ro at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: alpha-dec-osf5.1b GCC host triplet: alpha-dec-osf5.1b GCC target triplet: alpha-dec-osf5.1b http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38251