def METHOD_NAME(self):
    status_list = self.svnc.status(self.pkg_root, get_all=False, update=True)
    status_list_known = []
    for status in status_list:
        if status.entry:
            status_list_known.append(status)
    if status_list_known:
        raise ReleaseVCSError(
            "'%s' is not in a state to release - you may need to svn-checkin "
            "and/or svn-update: %s" % (self.pkg_root, str(status_list_known)))