diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.1rc/builder.sh b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.1rc/builder.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dcfdee5b2a53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.1rc/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+buildInputs="$openssl $db4 $httpd $swig $python $j2sdk $expat $patch"
+. $stdenv/setup
+
+configureFlags="--without-gdbm --disable-static"
+
+if test "$localServer"; then
+    configureFlags="--with-berkeley-db=$db4 $configureFlags"
+fi
+
+if test "$sslSupport"; then
+    configureFlags="--with-ssl --with-libs=$openssl $configureFlags"
+fi
+
+if test "$httpServer"; then
+    configureFlags="--with-apxs=$httpd/bin/apxs --with-apr=$httpd --with-apr-util=$httpd $configureFlags"
+    makeFlags="APACHE_LIBEXECDIR=$out/modules $makeFlags"
+fi
+
+if test "$pythonBindings"; then
+    configureFlags="--with-swig=$swig $configureFlags"
+fi
+
+if test "$javaBindings"; then
+    configureFlags="--enable-javahl --with-jdk=$j2sdk $configureFlags"
+fi
+
+installFlags="$makeFlags"
+
+
+postInstall() {
+    if test "$pythonBindings"; then
+        make swig-py
+        make install-swig-py
+    fi
+    if test "$javaBindings"; then
+        mkdir subversion/bindings/java/javahl/classes # bug fix
+        make javahl
+        make install-javahl
+    fi
+}
+postInstall=postInstall
+
+
+genericBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.1rc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.1rc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e31dc7941113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.1rc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{ localServer ? false
+, httpServer ? false
+, sslSupport ? false
+, pythonBindings ? false
+, javaBindings ? false
+, stdenv, fetchurl
+, openssl ? null, httpd ? null, db4 ? null, expat, swig ? null, patch
+}:
+
+assert expat != null;
+assert localServer -> db4 != null;
+assert httpServer -> httpd != null && httpd.expat == expat;
+assert sslSupport -> openssl != null && (httpServer -> httpd.openssl == openssl);
+assert pythonBindings -> swig != null && swig.pythonSupport;
+assert javaBindings -> swig != null && swig.javaSupport;
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "subversion-1.1.0pre-rc2";
+
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://subversion.tigris.org/tarballs/subversion-1.1.0-rc2.tar.bz2;
+    md5 = "ecd53e9f065739023da768891b83b70e";
+  };
+
+  # This is a hopefully temporary fix for the problem that
+  # libsvnjavahl.so isn't linked against libstdc++, which causes
+  # loading the library into the JVM to fail.
+  patches = if javaBindings then [./javahl.patch] else [];
+
+  openssl = if sslSupport then openssl else null;
+  httpd = if httpServer then httpd else null;
+  db4 = if localServer then db4 else null;
+  swig = if pythonBindings || javaBindings then swig else null;
+  python = if pythonBindings then swig.python else null;
+  j2sdk = if javaBindings then swig.j2sdk else null;
+
+  inherit expat patch localServer httpServer sslSupport
+          pythonBindings javaBindings;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.1rc/javahl.patch b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.1rc/javahl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee306f93e242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/subversion-1.1rc/javahl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff -rc subversion-orig/build-outputs.mk subversion-1.1.0-rc2/build-outputs.mk
+*** subversion-orig/build-outputs.mk	2004-08-10 20:17:32.000000000 +0200
+--- subversion-1.1.0-rc2/build-outputs.mk	2004-08-23 21:04:35.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 200,206 ****
+  libsvnjavahl_DEPS =  subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/BlameCallback.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/CommitMessage.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Inputer.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIByteArray.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNICriticalSection.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIMutex.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIStackElement.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIStringHolder.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIThreadData.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIUtil.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/MessageReceiver.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Notify.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Outputer.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Path.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Pool.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Prompter.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Revision.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNAdmin.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNBase.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNClient.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Targets.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/libsvnjavahl.la.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNAdmin.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNClient.lo subversion/libsvn_client/libsvn_client-1.la subversion/libsvn_wc/libsvn_wc-1.la subversion/libsvn_ra/libsvn_ra-1.la subversion/libsvn_delta/libsvn_delta-1.la subversion/libsvn_subr/libsvn_subr-1.la
+  libsvnjavahl_OBJECTS = BlameCallback.lo CommitMessage.lo Inputer.lo JNIByteArray.lo JNICriticalSection.lo JNIMutex.lo JNIStackElement.lo JNIStringHolder.lo JNIThreadData.lo JNIUtil.lo MessageReceiver.lo Notify.lo Outputer.lo Path.lo Pool.lo Prompter.lo Revision.lo SVNAdmin.lo SVNBase.lo SVNClient.lo Targets.lo libsvnjavahl.la.lo org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNAdmin.lo org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNClient.lo
+  subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/libsvnjavahl-1.la: $(libsvnjavahl_DEPS)
+! 	cd subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native && $(LINK_JAVAHL_CXX) -o libsvnjavahl-1.la $(LT_NO_UNDEFINED) $(libsvnjavahl_OBJECTS) ../../../../../subversion/libsvn_client/libsvn_client-1.la ../../../../../subversion/libsvn_wc/libsvn_wc-1.la ../../../../../subversion/libsvn_ra/libsvn_ra-1.la ../../../../../subversion/libsvn_delta/libsvn_delta-1.la ../../../../../subversion/libsvn_subr/libsvn_subr-1.la $(SVN_APRUTIL_LIBS) $(SVN_APR_LIBS) $(NEON_LIBS) $(LIBS)
+  
+  locale_DEPS =  subversion/po/de.mo subversion/po/es.mo subversion/po/ja.mo subversion/po/nb.mo subversion/po/pl.mo subversion/po/sv.mo
+  locale: $(locale_DEPS)
+--- 200,206 ----
+  libsvnjavahl_DEPS =  subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/BlameCallback.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/CommitMessage.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Inputer.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIByteArray.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNICriticalSection.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIMutex.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIStackElement.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIStringHolder.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIThreadData.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/JNIUtil.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/MessageReceiver.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Notify.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Outputer.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Path.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Pool.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Prompter.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Revision.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNAdmin.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNBase.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/SVNClient.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/Targets.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/libsvnjavahl.la.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNAdmin.lo subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNClient.lo subversion/libsvn_client/libsvn_client-1.la subversion/libsvn_wc/libsvn_wc-1.la subversion/libsvn_ra/libsvn_ra-1.la subversion/libsvn_delta/libsvn_delta-1.la subversion/libsvn_subr/libsvn_subr-1.la
+  libsvnjavahl_OBJECTS = BlameCallback.lo CommitMessage.lo Inputer.lo JNIByteArray.lo JNICriticalSection.lo JNIMutex.lo JNIStackElement.lo JNIStringHolder.lo JNIThreadData.lo JNIUtil.lo MessageReceiver.lo Notify.lo Outputer.lo Path.lo Pool.lo Prompter.lo Revision.lo SVNAdmin.lo SVNBase.lo SVNClient.lo Targets.lo libsvnjavahl.la.lo org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNAdmin.lo org_tigris_subversion_javahl_SVNClient.lo
+  subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native/libsvnjavahl-1.la: $(libsvnjavahl_DEPS)
+! 	cd subversion/bindings/java/javahl/native && $(LINK_JAVAHL_CXX) -o libsvnjavahl-1.la $(LT_NO_UNDEFINED) $(libsvnjavahl_OBJECTS) ../../../../../subversion/libsvn_client/libsvn_client-1.la ../../../../../subversion/libsvn_wc/libsvn_wc-1.la ../../../../../subversion/libsvn_ra/libsvn_ra-1.la ../../../../../subversion/libsvn_delta/libsvn_delta-1.la ../../../../../subversion/libsvn_subr/libsvn_subr-1.la $(SVN_APRUTIL_LIBS) $(SVN_APR_LIBS) $(NEON_LIBS) $(LIBS) -lstdc++
+  
+  locale_DEPS =  subversion/po/de.mo subversion/po/es.mo subversion/po/ja.mo subversion/po/nb.mo subversion/po/pl.mo subversion/po/sv.mo
+  locale: $(locale_DEPS)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/builder.sh
index 10d96cbea53c..d57a2199f737 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/builder.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-buildinputs="$perl $python"
-. $stdenv/setup || exit 1
-
-tar xvfz $src || exit 1
-cd SWIG-* || exit 1
-./configure --prefix=$out || exit 1
-make || exit 1
-make install || exit 1
+buildInputs="$perl $python $j2sdk"
+. $stdenv/setup
+genericBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/default.nix
index d0dd0a8cd3d7..e8ba2d23f987 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-{ perlSupport, pythonSupport
-, stdenv, fetchurl, perl ? null, python ? null}:
+{ perlSupport, pythonSupport, javaSupport
+, stdenv, fetchurl, perl ? null, python ? null, j2sdk ? null}:
 
 assert perlSupport -> perl != null;
 assert pythonSupport -> python != null;
+assert javaSupport -> j2sdk != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "swig-1.3.19";
@@ -13,9 +14,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "a733455544426b31868dd87fc162e750";
   };
 
-  perlSupport = perlSupport;
-  pythonSupport = pythonSupport;
+  inherit perlSupport pythonSupport javaSupport;
 
   perl = if perlSupport then perl else null;
   python = if pythonSupport then python else null;
+  j2sdk = if javaSupport then j2sdk else null;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
index f9d865e55af3..f343cc313719 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ rec {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv perl python;
     perlSupport = true;
     pythonSupport = true;
+    javaSupport = false;
+  };
+  
+  swigWithJava = (import ../development/tools/misc/swig) {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv j2sdk;
+    perlSupport = false;
+    pythonSupport = false;
+    javaSupport = true;
   };
 
   valgrind = (import ../development/tools/misc/valgrind) {
@@ -669,10 +677,19 @@ rec {
     localServer = true;
     httpServer = false;
     sslSupport = true;
-    swigBindings = false;
     httpd = apacheHttpd;
   };
 
+  subversionWithJava = (import ../applications/version-management/subversion-1.1rc) {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv openssl db4 expat patch;
+    swig = swigWithJava;
+    localServer = true;
+    httpServer = false;
+    sslSupport = true;
+    httpd = apacheHttpd;
+    javaBindings = true;
+  };
+
   pan = (import ../applications/networking/newsreaders/pan) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig gnet libxml2 perl pcre;
     inherit (gtkLibs) gtk;