How to install subversion 1.6.x on Mac

check subversion versions (on OS X 10.9.3)

$ brew versions subversion

1.8.9    git checkout 9b75c92 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.8.8    git checkout c6cf8ac /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.8.5    git checkout fa4311c /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.8.4    git checkout ce669eb /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.8.3    git checkout 9b438ce /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.8.0    git checkout f56b641 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.8.1    git checkout 55577bb /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.7.10   git checkout 0060dc3 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.7.9    git checkout b0e6223 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.7.8    git checkout f7a42d2 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.7.7    git checkout a6dcc41 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.7.6    git checkout 6b8d25f /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.7.5    git checkout 5d5cd70 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.7.4    git checkout dc4245c /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.7.3    git checkout eb97154 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.7.2    git checkout d89bf83 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.6.17   git checkout 6e2d550 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
1.6.16   git checkout 83ed494 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb

get 1.6.16 version formula

$ git checkout 83ed494 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb

install subversion

$ brew install subversion

If an error occurs like this... 만약 빌드 도중 이런 에러를 만나면..

checking whether Apache version is compatible with APR version... no
configure: error: Apache version incompatible with APR version

add --without-apx configure argument. configure 옵션에 --without-apxs 를 추가해준다.

/usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb 파일을 열어 configure args에 --without-apxs 옵션을 추가.

https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-versions/issues/373
https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-versions/commit/1d203e29e6219967164337a00672fc071e355cec 참조

check subversion version

$ svn --version

If version is different, switch version

$ brew switch subversion 1.6.16

and re-check svn version on new terminal

$ svn --version
svn, version 1.6.16 (r1073529)
   compiled Jul 13 2014, 00:18:37

Copyright (C) 2000-2009 CollabNet.
Subversion is open source software, see http://subversion.apache.org/
This product includes software developed by CollabNet (http://www.Collab.Net/).

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