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feat(tools/subversion): Apache Subversion (SVN) support — ASF svn.apache.org / dist.apache.org

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Description

Add `tools/subversion/` for **Apache Subversion (SVN)** support. This one is directly relevant to **the ASF itself**: `svn.apache.org` still hosts active source trees for a number of TLPs, and `dist.apache.org` (the release-distribution area every ASF release is staged and published through) is **SVN, not Git**. A framework that stewards ASF project workflows but can't touch SVN is blind to a core piece of ASF release infrastructure.

**Capabilities to provide:**

- Checkout / update / `svn diff` / `svn status` against a working copy
- History read: `svn log`, `svn blame`, file-at-revision
- Commit with message (write-path gated on explicit user confirmation in the calling skill)
- `dist.apache.org`-aware helpers: stage/promote release artefacts under the SVN release area (useful for a future release-management skill family)
- Reuse the VCS-capability shim introduced by `tools/mercurial/`

**Why:** Beyond ASF infra, SVN remains in heavy use across enterprise, legacy OSS, **SourceForge**-hosted SVN repos, and large monorepos that never migrated. For ASF adopters specifically, `dist.apache.org` support is not optional — it is how releases ship.

**Reference:**

- SVN book: https://svnbook.red-bean.com/
- ASF dist area: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/
- Depends on the VCS abstraction from the Mercurial bridge issue

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by reading the VCS-capability shim introduced by tools/mercurial/ and the requested tools/subversion/ entry point, while checking the Mercurial bridge dependency. Verify the scope against the listed SVN operations and the dist.apache.org release-area reference; done means checkout, update, diff, status, history, commit, and release staging or promotion support are covered.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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