java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-1.4.2.0-14jpp (also -11jpp in FC3) is missing a dependency on gcc-java (for gcj): $ /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-1.4.2.0/jre/bin/java -version /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-1.4.2.0/jre/bin/java: line 5: gcj: command not found java version "1.4.2" /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-1.4.2.0/jre/bin/java: line 16: gcj: command not found
Fixed in java-1.4.2-gcj-compat/1.4.2.0-16jpp. Thanks for the report.