1 files changed, 22 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 0848faffa4..dc56619d23 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -747,9 +747,28 @@ int for_each_remote(each_remote_fn fn, void *priv)
 
 static void handle_duplicate(struct ref *ref1, struct ref *ref2)
 {
-	if (strcmp(ref1->name, ref2->name))
-		die(_("%s tracks both %s and %s"),
-		    ref2->peer_ref->name, ref1->name, ref2->name);
+	if (strcmp(ref1->name, ref2->name)) {
+		if (ref1->fetch_head_status != FETCH_HEAD_IGNORE &&
+		    ref2->fetch_head_status != FETCH_HEAD_IGNORE) {
+			die(_("Cannot fetch both %s and %s to %s"),
+			    ref1->name, ref2->name, ref2->peer_ref->name);
+		} else if (ref1->fetch_head_status != FETCH_HEAD_IGNORE &&
+			   ref2->fetch_head_status == FETCH_HEAD_IGNORE) {
+			warning(_("%s usually tracks %s, not %s"),
+				ref2->peer_ref->name, ref2->name, ref1->name);
+		} else if (ref1->fetch_head_status == FETCH_HEAD_IGNORE &&
+			   ref2->fetch_head_status == FETCH_HEAD_IGNORE) {
+			die(_("%s tracks both %s and %s"),
+			    ref2->peer_ref->name, ref1->name, ref2->name);
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * This last possibility doesn't occur because
+			 * FETCH_HEAD_IGNORE entries always appear at
+			 * the end of the list.
+			 */
+			die(_("Internal error"));
+		}
+	}
 	free(ref2->peer_ref);
 	free(ref2);
 }