Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/jenkins.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/jenkins.sh	(revision 19213)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/jenkins.sh	(revision 19214)
@@ -34,7 +34,18 @@
 #}}}
 
-echo "-------------------------------------"
-echo " SVN: $SVN"
-echo "-------------------------------------"
+#SVN version issue requires that we set SVN and SVNVERSION explicitly in order
+#to remain compatible with the version used by Jenkins to do checkouts
+#{{{
+if [[ -z $SVN ]]; then
+	echo "SVN variable is not set!"
+	echo "Defaulting to SVN found in path..."
+	SVN='svn'
+fi
+if [[ -z $SVNVERSION ]]; then
+	echo "SVNVERSION variable is not set!"
+	echo "Defaulting to SVNVERSION found in path..."
+	SVNVERSION='svnversion'
+fi
+#}}}
 
 #install/copy/none external packages    (ISSM_EXTERNALPACKAGES){{{
@@ -56,6 +67,6 @@
 		#this, we check the current svn version against the "last changed" revision number.  If they 
 		#are the same, we reinstall the package. 
-		current_version=`/usr/bin/svnversion`
-		last_changed_version=`/usr/bin/svn info $PACKAGEINST | grep "Last Changed Rev" | awk '{printf("%s\n",$4);}'`
+		current_version=`$SVNVERSION`
+		last_changed_version=`$SVN info $PACKAGEINST | grep "Last Changed Rev" | awk '{printf("%s\n",$4);}'`
 
 		if [[ $current_version == $last_changed_version ]]; then 
@@ -99,5 +110,5 @@
 		else
 			echo "======================================================";
-			echo "       Skipping install of $PACKAGENAME                        ";
+			echo "       Skipping install of $PACKAGENAME               ";
 			echo "======================================================";
 			source $ISSM_DIR/etc/environment.sh #for good measure :)
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_murdo
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_murdo	(revision 19213)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_murdo	(revision 19214)
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@
 REPOSITORY="https://issm.ess.uci.edu/svn/issm/issm/trunk-jpl"
 SVN='/usr/bin/svn'
+SVNVERSION='/usr/bin/svnversion'
 
 #-----------------------------------#