> svn (dev-util/subversion-1.5.0_rc4) doesn't want to update nor add layman's
> repos:
>
> $ sudo layman -a vmware
> * Running command "/usr/bin/svn co
> "http://overlays.gentoo.org/svn/proj/vmware/trunk/"
> "/usr/portage/local/layman/vmware""...
> svn: Unrecognized URL scheme for
> 'http://overlays.gentoo.org/svn/proj/vmware/trunk'
> * Failed to add overlay "vmware".
> * Error was: Adding the overlay failed!

According to the subversion FAQ[1], that could be svn having trouble
loading the "ra_dav" plugin for http://
Since this seems like a package installation problem, and Alan has it
working with his version of svn, please `emerge --sync` and reinstall
svn to see if that fixes things for you.

- Pariksheet

[1] http://subversion.tigris.org/faq.html#unrecognized-url-error
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