--- a/contrib/manage_pkgdb.py
+++ b/contrib/manage_pkgdb.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class SfUpdates:
     # feed url from 'http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20Forge%20Packages/Individual%20Package%20Releases/'
     feed_url = u'http://sourceforge.net/api/file/index/project-id/2888/mtime/desc/rss?path=%2FOctave%20Forge%20Packages%2FIndividual%20Package%20Releases'
 
-    svnroot_url = u'https://octave.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/octave/trunk/octave-forge/'
+    svnroot_url = u'http://svn.code.sf.net/p/octave/code/trunk/octave-forge'
     categories = [u'main', u'extra', u'language', u'nonfree']
 
     _timestamp = None
--- a/g_octave/description.py
+++ b/g_octave/description.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def __getattr__(self, name):
 
 class SvnDescription(Description):
     
-    _url = 'https://octave.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/octave/trunk/octave-forge'
+    _url = 'http://svn.code.sf.net/p/octave/code/trunk/octave-forge'
     
     def __init__(self, category, package):
         temp_desc = config_file = tempfile.mkstemp()[1]
--- a/share/g-octave.eclass
+++ b/share/g-octave.eclass
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 G_OCTAVE_CAT="${G_OCTAVE_CAT:-main}"
 
 
-REPO_URI="https://octave.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/octave/trunk/octave-forge"
+REPO_URI="http://svn.code.sf.net/p/octave/code/trunk/octave-forge"
 if [[ ${PV} = 9999* ]]; then
 	inherit subversion autotools
 	ESVN_REPO_URI="${REPO_URI}/${G_OCTAVE_CAT}/${PN}"
-- 
1.7.10