SVN remains in conflict?
Give the following command:
svn resolved <filename or directory that gives trouble>
(Thanks to @Jeremy Leipzig for this answer in a comment)
Ok here's how to fix it:
svn remove --force filename
svn resolve --accept=working filename
svn commit
more details are at: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.8/svn.tour.treeconflicts.html