Description of problem:
I can't get gij to run on current rawhide (2006-11-29) ppc64.

mock-chroot> gij -Dgnu.gcj.precompiled.db.path="" -cp
/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main
HelloWorld.java  
Aborted
mock-chroot> gij -cp /usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main HelloWorld.java                   
               
Aborted

gcj -C also fails:

mock-chroot> gcj -C HelloWorld.java 
HelloWorld.java:3: error: 'class' or 'this' expected.
        System.out.println(Hello, world.);
                                           ^
1 error

locally, with my gcc-4.1.1-30.i386, it returns immediately with the compiled class.

gcj-dbtool also fails:

mock-chroot> gcj-dbtool     
Aborted

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.1.1 20061120 (Red Hat 4.1.1-41)

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Get access to the ppc64 chroot I have from dgregor (ask him or me on IRC)
2. cd /tmp
3. gij -cp /usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main HelloWorld.java
  
Actual results:
Abort

Expected results:
Class compilation

Additional info:
I can't get anything sensible out of gdb:

mock-chroot> gdb --args java -cp /usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main HelloWorld.java            
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This GDB was configured as "ppc64-redhat-linux-gnu"...(no debugging symbols found)
Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/libthread_db.so.1".

(gdb) r
Starting program: /usr/bin/java -cp /usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main HelloWorld.java
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 549813676944 (LWP 14167)]
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
Warning:
Cannot insert breakpoint -2.
Error accessing memory address 0x9b20: Input/output error.
Cannot insert breakpoint -3.
Error accessing memory address 0x9b30: Input/output error.

(gdb) bt
#0  0x00000080000086c0 in .dl_main () from /lib64/ld64.so.1
#1  0x00000080000221b4 in ._dl_sysdep_start () from /lib64/ld64.so.1
#2  0x0000008000005cc4 in ._dl_start_final () from /lib64/ld64.so.1
#3  0x0000008000005f9c in ._dl_start () from /lib64/ld64.so.1
#4  0x0000008000005490 in ._start () from /lib64/ld64.so.1
Previous frame inner to this frame (corrupt stack?)