See "rpmlint subversion-1.7.0-1.fc15.x86_64.rpm" - there's a lot of compiled object files and executables in /usr/share/doc/subversion-1.7.0/tools that shouldn't be there.
subversion-1.7.3-4.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/subversion-1.7.3-4.fc17
Package subversion-1.7.3-4.fc17: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing subversion-1.7.3-4.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-2673/subversion-1.7.3-4.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
Package subversion-1.7.3-7.fc17: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing subversion-1.7.3-7.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-2673/subversion-1.7.3-7.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
Package subversion-1.7.4-1.fc17: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing subversion-1.7.4-1.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-2673/subversion-1.7.4-1.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
subversion-1.7.4-1.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.