[needs-packaging] Provide Subversion 1.7.x in the Ubuntu Software Repo

[che---]

Current in the Ubuntu repos only Subversion 1.6.12 is provided. And as far as I can see this version is planned for 12.04, too.
This version is outdated and only partially supported by the Apache team (see http://subversion.apache.org/docs/release-notes/). Further it should be noted that this version has new features, which make the life a bit easier with svn.

The source is available @ http://subversion.apache.org/download/

So please package and provide subversion in version 1.7.x in the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Aaron D. Campbell (aaroncampbell)]

1.7.x was a HUGE jump from 1.6.x if only because of the move to a single .svn directory. It would be REALLY nice to get this into 12.04

[Maarten Bezemer (veger)]

These kind of 'core' packages are obtained from Debian. They do not provide version 1.7.x, so Ubuntu is also not providing this version as well.
I would suggest to open a report at Debian with this feature request (if there is not one already). And add the link to the report to the bug watcher, so we can keep track of their progress.

[Maarten Bezemer (veger)]

Replaced upstream report with the original report describing the progress

[Chelmite (steve-kelem)]

Subversion was changed to version 1.7 in Ubuntu 11.10 a few months ago.
To use 1.7, I had to convert all my subversion-controlled directories from the pre-1.7 format to the 1.7 format.

Now that I've upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04, subversion 1.6 DOES NOT WORK on 1.7-formatted subversion directories.

I have real work to do that needs subversion 1.7 asap.

[Maarten Bezemer (veger)]

According to the package numbers, subversion did not change to 1.7 in Oneiric... (or another other distribution): https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subversion

Did you grab the packages from another source?

[Benji (benjim)]

I like to support the "wish" to have version 1.7 packaged with Ubuntu 12.04. Accrding to Dominik's page [1], it should work fine with the current distribution.

[1] https://launchpad.net/~dominik-stadler/+archive/subversion-1.7

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

Subversion 1.7.5 has been uploaded to Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha "Quantal Quetzal".

[No (11111nonononono-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Here is a Backport for Precise https://launchpad.net/~simono/+archive/dev-tools

[Dave Vree (hdave)]

@Simon -- Thanks for that backport. Subversion 1.7 is needed to get JavaHL 1.7 which is needed to run Subclipse 1.8, which is needed if you want to do a "Project->New->Maven->Check Out from SCM" and have it work!

[che--- (hcguersoy)]

@Simon: thnx for the good job
@Dave: if you're missing JavaHL you may try SVNKit - I use it with Subversive in STS.