2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
index 21259a23b0..9cc7f4e086 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class Git(Fetch):
         if 'protocol' in ud.parm:
             ud.proto = ud.parm['protocol']
 
+        ud.branch = ud.parm.get("branch", "")
+
         tag = Fetch.srcrev_internal_helper(ud, d)
         if tag is True:
             ud.tag = self.latest_revision(url, ud, d)   
@@ -130,7 +132,8 @@ class Git(Fetch):
 
     def _latest_revision(self, url, ud, d):
 
-        output = runfetchcmd("git ls-remote %s://%s%s" % (ud.proto, ud.host, ud.path), d, True)
+        bb.msg.note(1, bb.msg.domain.Fetcher, "Calling git ls-remote %s://%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, ud.host, ud.path, ud.branch ) )
+        output = runfetchcmd("git ls-remote %s://%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, ud.host, ud.path, ud.branch), d, True)
         return output.split()[0]
 
     def _build_revision(self, url, ud, d):
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/wget.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/wget.py
index 2d590ad0b2..f8ade45da7 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/wget.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/wget.py
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ class Wget(Fetch):
             if ret != 0:
                 return False
 
-            # check if sourceforge did send us to the mirror page
+            # Sanity check since wget can pretend it succeed when it didn't
+            # Also, this used to happen if sourceforge sent us to the mirror page
             if not os.path.exists(ud.localpath):
-                os.system("rm %s*" % ud.localpath) # FIXME shell quote it
-                bb.msg.debug(2, bb.msg.domain.Fetcher, "sourceforge.net send us to the mirror on %s" % ud.basename)
+                bb.msg.debug(2, bb.msg.domain.Fetcher, "The fetch command for %s returned success but %s doesn't exist?..." % (uri, ud.localpath))
                 return False
 
             return True