403 Forbidden error using Subversion

Question

I recently upgraded to Subversion 1.5, and now I cannot commit my code to the repository. I get an error message: \"403 Forbidden in response to MKACTIVITY\". I know the upg

Answer 1

I think the thing here is that Subversion (regardless of OS platform its server is installed on) is case sensitive.

However, clients' OS maybe not. And that might create a problem.

In my company I have had this case and it took me about an hour to figure it out. So, one developer, who was working on mac, committed to svn file with the same name, but he changed couple of letters in its name to capital ones. For mac and subversion it is not a problem and file got in.

Later another developer, who happened to work on windows laptop got an error and windows got completely confused and could not do anything.

so, the solution was - I asked developers, which of two files I can delete. I did it on linux and everybody happy ever since.

so, upper/low case spelling is not a subversion problem, but windows OS one.