1 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 42702d78ba..d9632df87e 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ static int add(int argc, const char **argv)
 	const char *master = NULL;
 	struct remote *remote;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, buf2 = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *name, *url;
 	int i;
 
@@ -230,8 +231,12 @@ static int add(int argc, const char **argv)
 		strbuf_reset(&buf2);
 		strbuf_addf(&buf2, "refs/remotes/%s/%s", name, master);
 
-		if (create_symref(buf.buf, buf2.buf, "remote add"))
-			return error(_("Could not setup master '%s'"), master);
+		if (create_symref(buf.buf, buf2.buf, "remote add", &err)) {
+			error(_("Could not setup master '%s'. %s"),
+			      master, err.buf);
+			strbuf_release(&err);
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
@@ -617,8 +622,8 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 	struct remote *oldremote, *newremote;
-	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, buf2 = STRBUF_INIT, buf3 = STRBUF_INIT,
-		old_remote_context = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, buf2 = STRBUF_INIT, buf3 = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf old_remote_context = STRBUF_INIT, err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct string_list remote_branches = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	struct rename_info rename;
 	int i, refspec_updated = 0;
@@ -742,8 +747,8 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 		strbuf_reset(&buf3);
 		strbuf_addf(&buf3, "remote: renamed %s to %s",
 				item->string, buf.buf);
-		if (create_symref(buf.buf, buf2.buf, buf3.buf))
-			die(_("creating '%s' failed"), buf.buf);
+		if (create_symref(buf.buf, buf2.buf, buf3.buf, &err))
+			die(_("creating '%s' failed. %s"), buf.buf, err.buf);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1260,6 +1265,7 @@ static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	int i, opt_a = 0, opt_d = 0, result = 0;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, buf2 = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	char *head_name = NULL;
 
 	struct option options[] = {
@@ -1302,8 +1308,12 @@ static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv)
 		/* make sure it's valid */
 		if (!ref_exists(buf2.buf))
 			result |= error(_("Not a valid ref: %s"), buf2.buf);
-		else if (create_symref(buf.buf, buf2.buf, "remote set-head"))
-			result |= error(_("Could not setup %s"), buf.buf);
+		else if (create_symref(buf.buf, buf2.buf, "remote set-head",
+				       &err)) {
+			error(_("Could not setup %s. %s"), buf.buf, err.buf);
+			strbuf_release(&err);
+			result = -1;
+		}
 		if (opt_a)
 			printf("%s/HEAD set to %s\n", argv[0], head_name);
 		free(head_name);