Hello, we use > gcj --version gcj (SUSE Linux) 4.5.1 20101208 [gcc-4_5-branch revision 167585] I have a simple collection of java-files, constituting a program "GeneralisedTicTacToe". Compiling the .java-files with "gcj -C" to .class-files, and then running "java GeneralisedTicTacToe" it all works, where we use > java -version java version "1.6.0_22" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.10.4) (suse-0.3.2-x86_64) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b11, mixed mode) However, when attempting, via "gcj --main=GeneralisedTicTacToe *.class", to create a binary via gcj, we don't get error messages, but the resulting binary does not work properly: it has problems with output to standard output as well as input from standard input. The problem with standard output is easier to describe: It just prints nothing, when calling out.printf(format, args); where out = new PrintWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(System.out, charsetName), true); using import java.io.PrintWriter; import java.io.OutputStreamWriter; I didn't find such problems in the Internet nor on gcj's FAQ. Thanks for your consideration. Oliver