static int transfer_unpack_limit = -1;
 static int fetch_unpack_limit = -1;
 static int unpack_limit = 100;
+static int prefer_ofs_delta = 1;
 static struct fetch_pack_args args = {
        /* .uploadpack = */ "git-upload-pack",
 };
   Get the next rev to send, ignoring the common.
 */
 
-static const unsigned char* get_rev(void)
+static const unsigned char *get_rev(void)
 {
        struct commit *commit = NULL;
 
                                     (args.use_thin_pack ? " thin-pack" : ""),
                                     (args.no_progress ? " no-progress" : ""),
                                     (args.include_tag ? " include-tag" : ""),
-                                    " ofs-delta");
+                                    (prefer_ofs_delta ? " ofs-delta" : ""));
                else
                        packet_write(fd[1], "want %s\n", sha1_to_hex(remote));
                fetching++;
 {
        int *xd = data;
 
-       return recv_sideband("fetch-pack", xd[0], fd);
+       int ret = recv_sideband("fetch-pack", xd[0], fd);
+       close(fd);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static int get_pack(int xd[2], char **pack_lockfile)
                        fprintf(stderr, "Server supports side-band\n");
                use_sideband = 1;
        }
+       if (server_supports("ofs-delta")) {
+               if (args.verbose)
+                       fprintf(stderr, "Server supports ofs-delta\n");
+       } else
+               prefer_ofs_delta = 0;
        if (everything_local(&ref, nr_match, match)) {
                packet_flush(fd[1]);
                goto all_done;
                        /* When cloning, it is not unusual to have
                         * no common commit.
                         */
-                       fprintf(stderr, "warning: no common commits\n");
+                       warning("no common commits");
 
        if (get_pack(fd, pack_lockfile))
                die("git fetch-pack: fetch failed.");
                return 0;
        }
 
+       if (strcmp(var, "repack.usedeltabaseoffset") == 0) {
+               prefer_ofs_delta = git_config_bool(var, value);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
 }
 
                fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, shallow,
                                               LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
                if (!write_shallow_commits(fd, 0)) {
-                       unlink(shallow);
+                       unlink_or_warn(shallow);
                        rollback_lock_file(&lock);
                } else {
                        commit_lock_file(&lock);