Hi

Upon trying to compile eclipse on Debian Sarge. I downloaded and installed
j2sdk1.4.2_08 in /usr/local/java and symlinked tools.jar in /usr/lib.

I get an error :

./build -os linux -ws gtk-arch x86
Buildfile: build.xml

BUILD FAILED
java.lang.VerifyError: verification failed at PC 244 in
org.apache.tools.ant. IntrospectionHelper:getNestedCreator((Lo
rg.apache.tools
.ant.Project;Ljava.lang.String;Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.lang.String;Lorg.apac
he.tools.ant.UnknownElement;)Lorg.apache.tools.ant.IntrospectionHelper$Neste
dCreator;):
incompatible return type
at _Jv_BytecodeVerifier.verify_fail(byte, int) (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at _Jv_BytecodeVerifier.verify_instructions_0()
(/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at _Jv_VerifyMethod(_Jv_InterpMethod) (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at _Jv_PrepareClass(java.lang.Class) (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.linkClass0(java.lang.Class)
(/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.resolveClass0(java.lang.Class)
(/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at java.lang.Class.initializeClass() (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at _Jv_ResolvePoolEntry(java.lang.Class, int) (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.handleChildren(java.lang.Object,
org.apache.tools.ant.RuntimeConfigurable) (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.configure(java.lang.Object)
(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.maybeConfigure() (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform() (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute() (Unknown Source)
at
org.apache.tools.ant.helper.ProjectHelper2.parse(org.apache.tools.ant.Projec
t,
java.lang.Object) (Unknown Source)
at
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.configureProject(org.apache.tools.ant.Pro
ject,
java.io.File) (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(java.lang.ClassLoader) (Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(java.lang.String[],
java.util.Properties, java.lang.ClassLoader) (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(java.lang.String[]) (Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(java.lang.String[]) (Unknow
n
Source)

Total time: 2 seconds
java.lang.VerifyError: verification failed at PC 244 in
org.apache.tools.ant. IntrospectionHelper:getNestedCreator((Lo
rg.apache.tools
.ant.Project;Ljava.lang.String;Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.lang.String;Lorg.apac
he.tools.ant.UnknownElement;)Lorg.apache.tools.ant.IntrospectionHelper$Neste
dCreator;):
incompatible return type
at _Jv_BytecodeVerifier.verify_fail(byte, int) (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at _Jv_BytecodeVerifier.verify_instructions_0()
(/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at _Jv_VerifyMethod(_Jv_InterpMethod) (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at _Jv_PrepareClass(java.lang.Class) (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.linkClass0(java.lang.Class)
(/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.resolveClass0(java.lang.Class)
(/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at java.lang.Class.initializeClass() (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at _Jv_ResolvePoolEntry(java.lang.Class, int) (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.4.0.0)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.handleChildren(java.lang.Object,
org.apache.tools.ant.RuntimeConfigurable) (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.configure(java.lang.Object)
(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.maybeConfigure() (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform() (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute() (Unknown Source)
at
org.apache.tools.ant.helper.ProjectHelper2.parse(org.apache.tools.ant.Projec
t,
java.lang.Object) (Unknown Source)
at
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.configureProject(org.apache.tools.ant.Pro
ject,
java.io.File) (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(java.lang.ClassLoader) (Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(java.lang.String[],
java.util.Properties, java.lang.ClassLoader) (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(java.lang.String[]) (Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(java.lang.String[]) (Unknow
n
Source)
verification failed at PC 244 in
org.apache.tools.ant. IntrospectionHelper:getNestedCreator((Lo
rg.apache.tools
.ant.Project;Ljava.lang.String;Ljava.lang.Object;Ljava.lang.String;Lorg.apac
he.tools.ant.UnknownElement;)Lorg.apache.tools.ant.IntrospectionHelper$Neste
dCreator;):
incompatible return type

What am I missing ?

Thanks.

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