bzr read-only errors need improvement (was Re: bzr requires write permissions to root directory of repository)

[martin f krafft]

also sprach Robert Collins <robertc at robertcollins.net> [2006.02.20.1047 +0100]:
> Erm, I think both of those are entirely predictable errors :).
> 
> Both require changing the working tree, and in both cases you would not
> expect such access.

i know they change files in the tree, but is there any reason that
they must be creating temporary files, thus requiring +w on the root
directory? that's my entire point... why not use .bzr/tmp for
temporary files...?

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