Something here is broken (FC3-x86_64): ls -l /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2/include/jni.h lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 56 Nov 17 20:44 /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2/include/jni.h -> /usr/lib64/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.2/include/jni.h ls -l /usr/lib64/gcc-lib total 0 rpm --verify java-1.4.2-gcj-compat [silence] rpm --verify java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-devel [same]