1 files changed, 18 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index cc896e22d1..caae43e7a3 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -294,9 +294,14 @@ static int add_one_reference(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 		char *ref_git_git = mkpathdup("%s/.git", ref_git);
 		free(ref_git);
 		ref_git = ref_git_git;
-	} else if (!is_directory(mkpath("%s/objects", ref_git)))
+	} else if (!is_directory(mkpath("%s/objects", ref_git))) {
+		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+		if (get_common_dir(&sb, ref_git))
+			die(_("reference repository '%s' as a linked checkout is not supported yet."),
+			    item->string);
 		die(_("reference repository '%s' is not a local repository."),
 		    item->string);
+	}
 
 	if (!access(mkpath("%s/shallow", ref_git), F_OK))
 		die(_("reference repository '%s' is shallow"), item->string);
@@ -424,8 +429,10 @@ static void clone_local(const char *src_repo, const char *dest_repo)
 	} else {
 		struct strbuf src = STRBUF_INIT;
 		struct strbuf dest = STRBUF_INIT;
-		strbuf_addf(&src, "%s/objects", src_repo);
-		strbuf_addf(&dest, "%s/objects", dest_repo);
+		get_common_dir(&src, src_repo);
+		get_common_dir(&dest, dest_repo);
+		strbuf_addstr(&src, "/objects");
+		strbuf_addstr(&dest, "/objects");
 		copy_or_link_directory(&src, &dest, src_repo, src.len);
 		strbuf_release(&src);
 		strbuf_release(&dest);
@@ -794,11 +801,15 @@ static void write_refspec_config(const char *src_ref_prefix,
 static void dissociate_from_references(void)
 {
 	static const char* argv[] = { "repack", "-a", "-d", NULL };
+	char *alternates = git_pathdup("objects/info/alternates");
 
-	if (run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_GIT_CMD|RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN))
-		die(_("cannot repack to clean up"));
-	if (unlink(git_path("objects/info/alternates")) && errno != ENOENT)
-		die_errno(_("cannot unlink temporary alternates file"));
+	if (!access(alternates, F_OK)) {
+		if (run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_GIT_CMD|RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN))
+			die(_("cannot repack to clean up"));
+		if (unlink(alternates) && errno != ENOENT)
+			die_errno(_("cannot unlink temporary alternates file"));
+	}
+	free(alternates);
 }
 
 int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
@@ -947,10 +958,6 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (option_reference.nr)
 		setup_reference();
-	else if (option_dissociate) {
-		warning(_("--dissociate given, but there is no --reference"));
-		option_dissociate = 0;
-	}
 
 	fetch_pattern = value.buf;
 	refspec = parse_fetch_refspec(1, &fetch_pattern);