Red Hat have a ABI (application binary interface) consistency policy within their major revisions. For example RHEL 6 distributes Apache httpd-2.2.15 - and will only ever include httpd-2.2.15.
This is good because it allows users of RHEL6 to have a consistent software version that they know will not shift in functionality, configuration or behaviour. You will notice though that the patch level shifts - (RHEL6.4 includes httpd-2.2.15-28) this is due to Red Hat backporting patches into their version of the package. The same is true of the Subversion packages distributed by Red Hat - the version distributed with RHEL will be lower version number than that supported by the Subversion community - however since you're using RHEL you should have a support contract with Red Hat where you can submit bug-reports related to the version on your platform. However as Zdenek states if you're interested in using the features of a more modern version then you can use the WANDisco or CollabNet RPM's - however you should then expect the level of support that you're paying for from those vendors. Dg. From: Cedric J.F. Blomart (MINFIN) [mailto:cedric.blom...@minfin.fed.be] Sent: 20 May 2017 10:56 To: users@subversion.apache.org Subject: Subversion on RedHat Hello, Dumb question maybe. What is the situation with RedHat? They do deliver Subversion 1.7 in their repositories but latest releases of Subversion (1.9) states that the 1.7 version will not accept any more bug report. Cédric Information in this email including any attachments may be privileged, confidential and is intended exclusively for the addressee. The views expressed may not be official policy, but the personal views of the originator. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete it from your system. You should not reproduce, distribute, store, retransmit, use or disclose its contents to anyone. Please note we reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communication through our internal and external networks. SKY and the SKY marks are trademarks of Sky plc and Sky International AG and are used under licence. Sky UK Limited (Registration No. 2906991), Sky-In-Home Service Limited (Registration No. 2067075) and Sky Subscribers Services Limited (Registration No. 2340150) are direct or indirect subsidiaries of Sky plc (Registration No. 2247735). All of the companies mentioned in this paragraph are incorporated in England and Wales and share the same registered office at Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD.
