Reading the code and the docs, it looks like this ought to download a project and then commit it to my SVN repo:

~/Sites/drupal-site/sites/all/modules joachim$ drush dl holding --version-control=svn --svnsync   --svncommit
Project holding (6.x-1.2) downloaded to                              [success]
/Users/joachim/Sites/drupal-site/sites/all/modules/.
Drush was unable to get the svn status. Check that you have          [error]
Subversion 
installed and that the site is a subversion working copy.
The specific errors are below:
svn: Directory
'/Users/joachim/Sites/drupal-site/sites/all/modules/holding/.svn'
containing working copy admin area is missing
An error occurred at function : drush_pm_download                    [error]

Obviously the command svn status /Users/joachim/Sites/gulf-drupal-p3/sites/all/modules/holding is failing because there's no SVN stuff in that folder yet.

I've had a look at #197666: Subversion integration: svn add and svn commit after drush install but not sure I follow it all.
I'm using a single repo for the whole install of Drupal -- might that be the problem?

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moshe weitzman’s picture

moshe weitzman commented
Assigned: Unassigned » owen barton
owen barton’s picture

owen barton commented
Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

The parent directory (i.e. modules) needs to already be version controlled (drush won't do an svn import). You should test with HEAD and also with debug (-d) to see exactly what it is doing.

greg.1.anderson’s picture

greg.1.anderson commented
Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Closed (fixed)

Presume that did the trick for the O.P.; please re-open with more information if necessary.