Configure parameter for subversion 1.2.3

[Peter Samuelson]

[Daniel Neuber]
> I need to install subversion 1.2.3 but I don't want to switch to the
> unstable release of debian. So, I need to compile subversion myself.

Rebuilding debian packages from source is pretty easy if you know how -
the following instructions apply not only to subversion but to anything
you find in debian.

Edit /etc/apt/sources.list to add a line:

  deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian unstable main

You can use any debian mirror there, but you want unstable so you can
pull down the subversion 1.2.3a-1 source.  Run 'apt-get update'.

Next, download the source using 'apt-get source subversion' - the
source will be placed in your current directory.  Then, *as root*,
'apt-get install build-essential fakeroot' and 'apt-get build-dep
subversion', to install build dependencies, which are the packages
needed in order to build subversion.

Finally, 'cd subversion-1.2.3a' and 'dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot'.
This will produce .deb files in the same directory where you downloaded
the source package.

One more thing, specific to your situation: subversion 1.2.3a-1
apparently fails to build on debian stable, because of the java
bindings.  You can disable the java bindings by editing debian/rules
and removing the definition "ENABLE_JAVAHL=yes".

Peter
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