Subversion 1.0.1 has been out for a while, but no Subversion ebuild is marked stable in the tree. Nor, to the best of my knowledge, has any subversion ebuild /ever/ been marked stable. I have been using 1.0.1 on my (stable) server for quite some time now with no problems (using db 4.1). Isn't it about time we gave people a better alternative to CVS? ;) see also: bug 35432, bug 36305
You are probably right. Subversion builds however do have their quirks. I've been quite busy with work and personal things. I'm planning on doing a cleanup of subversion including removing all the old stuff and making a stable subversion.
This bug can go away now, since 1.0.4 has been stable for a while. I forgot it was even open till I went and looked at my buglist ... Thanks!