gistfile1.rb

svn_version = "1.6.5"
svn_dir = "/tmp/svn-#{svn_version}"
directory "#{svn_dir}" do
  owner "root"
  group "root"
  mode "0755"
  action :create
  not_if "test -d #{svn_dir}"
end
# http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/subversion installing the karmic version :
remote_file "#{svn_dir}/subversion_#{svn_version}dfsg-1ubuntu1.dsc" do
  source "http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/subversion/subversion_#{svn_version}dfsg-1ubuntu1.dsc"
  action :create
end

remote_file "#{svn_dir}/subversion_#{svn_version}dfsg.orig.tar.gz" do
  source "http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/subversion/subversion_#{svn_version}dfsg.orig.tar.gz"
  action :create
end

remote_file "#{svn_dir}/subversion_1.6.5dfsg-1ubuntu1.diff.gz" do
  source "http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.6.5dfsg-1ubuntu1.diff.gz"
  action :create
end

bash "comile_subversion_source" do
  cwd "#{svn_dir}"
  code <<-EOH
    dpkg-source -x subversion_#{svn_version}dfsg-1ubuntu1.dsc
    cd subversion-#{svn_version}dfsg && ./configure
    make && make install
  EOH
end