--- ./src/share/org/apache/struts/util/MessageResourcesFactory.java.sav	2006-08-22 13:31:12.000000000 -0400
+++ ./src/share/org/apache/struts/util/MessageResourcesFactory.java	2006-08-22 13:32:35.000000000 -0400
@@ -167,8 +167,18 @@
 
         // Construct a new instance of the specified factory class
         try {
-            if (clazz == null)
-                clazz = RequestUtils.applicationClass(factoryClass);
+            if (clazz == null) {
+                if (System.getProperty("java.vm.name").equals("GNU libgcj")) {
+                    // XXX should use context class loader but it's wrong
+                    ClassLoader classLoader =
+                        MessageResourcesFactory.class.getClassLoader();
+                    clazz = classLoader.loadClass(factoryClass);
+                }
+                else { 
+                   clazz = RequestUtils.applicationClass(factoryClass);
+                }
+            }
+
             MessageResourcesFactory factory =
                 (MessageResourcesFactory) clazz.newInstance();
             return (factory);