py26-svn fails

[nx8a@…]

I'm unable to successfully install the eric4 port due to a crash around svn. Here's the tail end of the log created around eric4 install:

/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/python/py26-svn
:debug:main OS darwin/10.8.0 (Mac OS X 10.6) arch i386
:debug:main org.macports.load registered provides 'load', a pre-existing procedure. Target override will not be provided
:debug:main org.macports.unload registered provides 'unload', a pre-existing procedure. Target override will not be provided
:debug:main org.macports.distfiles registered provides 'distfiles', a pre-existing procedure. Target override will not be provided
:debug:main Using group file /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/_resources/port1.0/group/python26-1.0.tcl
:debug:main adding the default universal variant
:debug:main Reading variant descriptions from /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports/_resources/port1.0/variant_descriptions.conf
:debug:main Searching for dependency: py26-rope
:debug:main Found Dependency: receipt exists for py26-rope
:debug:main Searching for dependency: py26-lint
:debug:main Found Dependency: receipt exists for py26-lint
:debug:main Searching for dependency: py26-cx_Freeze
:debug:main Found Dependency: receipt exists for py26-cx_Freeze
:debug:main Searching for dependency: py26-enchant
:debug:main Found Dependency: receipt exists for py26-enchant
:info:main .:debug:main Searching for dependency: subversion
:debug:main Found Dependency: receipt exists for subversion
:msg:main 
:msg:main --->  Dependencies to be installed: py26-svn
:debug:main Starting logging for py26-svn
:error:build The following dependencies were not installed: py26-svn
:error:build Status 1 encountered during processing.

I've updated and cleaned all ports in my subsequent tries to install this port. Tried installing with -svn to leave out svn, but apparently that's not an option.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

We'll need to see the main.log file for the failed py26-svn build.

[drkp (Dan Ports)]

This is probably a duplicate of #32226: py-svn isn't compatible with svn 1.7.

[nx8a@…]

"This is probably a duplicate of #32226: py-svn isn't compatible with svn 1.7."

OK, but I've checked the 32226 and don't find any solution there - the command line config changes suggested don't work but crash as well - so not sure what my next step is. Is there a way around this by downgrading SVN from 1.7 to whatever? Or is that a piece of Apple architecture (not provided by MacPorts). Thanks for the help.