Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/jenkins.sh
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/jenkins.sh	(revision 19208)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/jenkins.sh	(revision 19209)
@@ -36,10 +36,4 @@
 if [ "$ISSM_EXTERNALPACKAGES" == "install" ]
 then
-	if [[ -e '/usr/bin/svn' ]]; then
-		alias svn='/usr/bin/svn'	
-		alias svnversion='/usr/bin/svnversion'	
-	fi
-	cd $ISSM_DIR/externalpackages
-
 	#number of packages: 
 	NUMPACKAGES=$(($(echo $EXTERNALPACKAGES | wc -w )/2))
@@ -58,6 +52,6 @@
 		#this, we check the current svn version against the "last changed" revision number.  If they 
 		#are the same, we reinstall the package. 
-		current_version=`svnversion`
-		last_changed_version=`svn info $PACKAGEINST | grep "Last Changed Rev" | awk '{printf("%s\n",$4);}'`
+		current_version=`/usr/bin/svnversion`
+		last_changed_version=`/usr/bin/svn info $PACKAGEINST | grep "Last Changed Rev" | awk '{printf("%s\n",$4);}'`
 
 		if [[ $current_version == $last_changed_version ]]; then