allow one to reach the directory and grant access to it, too

svnweb/svnweb-apache.conf

@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 ##  svnweb-apache.conf -- Apache configuration for SVN::Web
 ##
 
+Alias /svnweb @l_prefix@/etc/svnweb
+
 <Directory @l_prefix@/etc/svnweb>
     AllowOverride None
     Options       None
+    Order         allow,deny
+    Allow         from all
     SetHandler    perl-script
     PerlHandler   SVN::Web
 </Directory>
+
 <Directory @l_prefix@/etc/svnweb/css>
     SetHandler    default-handler
 </Directory>