[svk-devel] From SVK FAQ: is this correct?

[Jesse Vincent]

> 	• Given an svk repository, do you have to use it via svk, or can 
> 	you  use svn programs to access it?
> Short answer: svn programs that only read the repository are working  
> fine;
> 
> those who actually write in the repository would bypass svk and make  
> it fail (when writing to mirrored repositories, local braches should  
> be ok. See UsingSVKAsARepositoryMirroringSystem).
> 
> I think this answer is wrong!  Please clarify...
> 
> I would think it would be true for the SVK depot... but not for for  
> the mirrored repository.  I'll be happy to clean up the FAQ entry, but  
> I don't want to go off half-cocked, so I thought I would check here  
> first...

It's safe to use non-svk tools to write to local branches, just not to
mirrors of remote branches or repositories.

> 
> cheers,
> —ml—
> 

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