/usr/lib/libaprutil-0.so: undefined reference to `db_create_4001'
/usr/lib/libaprutil-0.so: undefined reference to `db_strerror_4001'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [subversion/clients/cmdline/svn] Error 1

!!! ERROR: dev-util/subversion-1.3.2-r3 failed.
Call stack:
  ebuild.sh, line 1539:   Called dyn_compile
  ebuild.sh, line 939:   Called src_compile
  subversion-1.3.2-r3.ebuild, line 123:   Called die

!!! make of subversion failed
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.

!!! When you file a bug report, please include the following information:
GENTOO_VM=  CLASSPATH="." JAVA_HOME="/opt/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.02"
JAVACFLAGS="" COMPILER=""
and of course, the output of emerge --info





... emerge -av apr-util    will fix this problem