Environment
- Ubuntu 10.10
- Eclipse Java EE Indigo Service Release 1
- Subclipse 1.8.x
- libsvn1 1.6.12
- svn 1.7.x
Problem
Subclipse 1.8.x requires JavaHL version 1.7.x. I need Subclipse 1.8.x in order to use svn 1.7.x.
Ubuntu 10.10 does not have subversion 1.7 packages or libsvn1 1.7 packages.
Question
Is there any way to upgrade the libsvn1 package on Ubuntu, possibly by configuring another package repository or installing the package directly? If the latter is possible, where can I find the libsvn1/JavaHL packages? Surely someone else must be trying to use svn 1.7 on this Ubuntu version right?
If you do not want to mess around with your Ubuntu packages while you wait for them to update to SVN 1.7.x, one thing you can do is install the CollabNet client RPM. This installs into a private namespace (/opt/CollabNet_Subversion) so it does not alter any of your Ubuntu packages. You can install the RPM by using the “alien” package. We have had Subclipse users confirm that this client works for them.
http://www.open.collab.net/downloads/subversion/linux.html