if (buffer[len-1] == '\n')
buffer[--len] = 0;
+ if (len > 4 && !prefixcmp(buffer, "ERR "))
+ die("remote error: %s", buffer + 4);
+
if (len < 42 || get_sha1_hex(buffer, old_sha1) || buffer[40] != ' ')
die("protocol error: expected sha/ref, got '%s'", buffer);
name = buffer + 41;