@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ Contributors are:
 -Konstantin Popov <konstantin.popov.89 _at_ yandex.ru>
 -Peter Jones <pjones _at_ redhat.com>
 -Ken Odegard <ken.odegard _at_ gmail.com>
+-Alexis Horgix Chotard
 
 Portions derived from other open source works and are clearly marked.
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ release: clean
 
 force_release: clean
 	git push --tags
-	python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+	python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
 	twine upload -s -i byronimo@gmail.com dist/*
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.5
+2.1.6
@@ -35,23 +35,26 @@ def _init_externals():
 
 #{ Imports
 
-from git.config import GitConfigParser  # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
-from git.objects import *               # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
-from git.refs import *                  # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
-from git.diff import *                  # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
-from git.exc import *                   # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
-from git.db import *                    # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
-from git.cmd import Git                 # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
-from git.repo import Repo               # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
-from git.remote import *                # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
-from git.index import *                 # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
-from git.util import (                  # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
-    LockFile,
-    BlockingLockFile,
-    Stats,
-    Actor,
-    rmtree,
-)
+from git.exc import *                       # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
+try:
+    from git.config import GitConfigParser  # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
+    from git.objects import *               # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
+    from git.refs import *                  # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
+    from git.diff import *                  # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
+    from git.db import *                    # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
+    from git.cmd import Git                 # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
+    from git.repo import Repo               # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
+    from git.remote import *                # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
+    from git.index import *                 # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
+    from git.util import (                  # @NoMove @IgnorePep8
+        LockFile,
+        BlockingLockFile,
+        Stats,
+        Actor,
+        rmtree,
+    )
+except GitError as exc:
+    raise ImportError('%s: %s' % (exc.__class__.__name__, exc))
 
 #} END imports
 
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 )
 from git.exc import CommandError
 from git.odict import OrderedDict
-from git.util import is_cygwin_git, cygpath
+from git.util import is_cygwin_git, cygpath, expand_path
 
 from .exc import (
     GitCommandError,
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ def __init__(self, working_dir=None):
            It is meant to be the working tree directory if available, or the
            .git directory in case of bare repositories."""
         super(Git, self).__init__()
-        self._working_dir = working_dir
+        self._working_dir = expand_path(working_dir)
         self._git_options = ()
         self._persistent_git_options = []
 
 
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ def _set_cache_(self, attr):
             reader = self.config_reader()
             # default submodule values
             try:
-                self.path = reader.get_value('path')
+                self.path = reader.get('path')
             except cp.NoSectionError:
                 raise ValueError("This submodule instance does not exist anymore in '%s' file"
                                  % osp.join(self.repo.working_tree_dir, '.gitmodules'))
             # end
-            self._url = reader.get_value('url')
+            self._url = reader.get('url')
             # git-python extension values - optional
             self._branch_path = reader.get_value(self.k_head_option, git.Head.to_full_path(self.k_head_default))
         elif attr == '_name':
@@ -1168,11 +1168,11 @@ def iter_items(cls, repo, parent_commit='HEAD'):
 
         for sms in parser.sections():
             n = sm_name(sms)
-            p = parser.get_value(sms, 'path')
-            u = parser.get_value(sms, 'url')
+            p = parser.get(sms, 'path')
+            u = parser.get(sms, 'url')
             b = cls.k_head_default
             if parser.has_option(sms, cls.k_head_option):
-                b = str(parser.get_value(sms, cls.k_head_option))
+                b = str(parser.get(sms, cls.k_head_option))
             # END handle optional information
 
             # get the binsha
 
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ def delete(cls, repo, *refs, **kwargs):
         # are generally ignored in the refs/ folder. We don't though
         # and delete remainders manually
         for ref in refs:
+            try:
+                os.remove(osp.join(repo.common_dir, ref.path))
+            except OSError:
+                pass
             try:
                 os.remove(osp.join(repo.git_dir, ref.path))
             except OSError:
 
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
 __all__ = ["SymbolicReference"]
 
 
+def _git_dir(repo, path):
+    """ Find the git dir that's appropriate for the path"""
+    name = "%s" % (path,)
+    if name in ['HEAD', 'ORIG_HEAD', 'FETCH_HEAD', 'index', 'logs']:
+        return repo.git_dir
+    return repo.common_dir
+
+
 class SymbolicReference(object):
 
     """Represents a special case of a reference such that this reference is symbolic.
@@ -71,16 +79,11 @@ def name(self):
 
     @property
     def abspath(self):
-        return join_path_native(self.repo.git_dir, self.path)
+        return join_path_native(_git_dir(self.repo, self.path), self.path)
 
     @classmethod
     def _get_packed_refs_path(cls, repo):
-        try:
-            commondir = open(osp.join(repo.git_dir, 'commondir'), 'rt').readlines()[0].strip()
-        except (OSError, IOError):
-            commondir = '.'
-        repodir = osp.join(repo.git_dir, commondir)
-        return osp.join(repodir, 'packed-refs')
+        return osp.join(repo.common_dir, 'packed-refs')
 
     @classmethod
     def _iter_packed_refs(cls, repo):
@@ -127,11 +130,12 @@ def dereference_recursive(cls, repo, ref_path):
         # END recursive dereferencing
 
     @classmethod
-    def _get_ref_info_helper(cls, repo, repodir, ref_path):
+    def _get_ref_info_helper(cls, repo, ref_path):
         """Return: (str(sha), str(target_ref_path)) if available, the sha the file at
         rela_path points to, or None. target_ref_path is the reference we
         point to, or None"""
         tokens = None
+        repodir = _git_dir(repo, ref_path)
         try:
             with open(osp.join(repodir, ref_path), 'rt') as fp:
                 value = fp.read().rstrip()
@@ -169,16 +173,7 @@ def _get_ref_info(cls, repo, ref_path):
         """Return: (str(sha), str(target_ref_path)) if available, the sha the file at
         rela_path points to, or None. target_ref_path is the reference we
         point to, or None"""
-        try:
-            return cls._get_ref_info_helper(repo, repo.git_dir, ref_path)
-        except ValueError:
-            try:
-                commondir = open(osp.join(repo.git_dir, 'commondir'), 'rt').readlines()[0].strip()
-            except (OSError, IOError):
-                commondir = '.'
-
-            repodir = osp.join(repo.git_dir, commondir)
-            return cls._get_ref_info_helper(repo, repodir, ref_path)
+        return cls._get_ref_info_helper(repo, ref_path)
 
     def _get_object(self):
         """
@@ -433,7 +428,7 @@ def delete(cls, repo, path):
             or just "myreference", hence 'refs/' is implied.
             Alternatively the symbolic reference to be deleted"""
         full_ref_path = cls.to_full_path(path)
-        abs_path = osp.join(repo.git_dir, full_ref_path)
+        abs_path = osp.join(repo.common_dir, full_ref_path)
         if osp.exists(abs_path):
             os.remove(abs_path)
         else:
@@ -484,8 +479,9 @@ def _create(cls, repo, path, resolve, reference, force, logmsg=None):
         a proper symbolic reference. Otherwise it will be resolved to the
         corresponding object and a detached symbolic reference will be created
         instead"""
+        git_dir = _git_dir(repo, path)
         full_ref_path = cls.to_full_path(path)
-        abs_ref_path = osp.join(repo.git_dir, full_ref_path)
+        abs_ref_path = osp.join(git_dir, full_ref_path)
 
         # figure out target data
         target = reference
@@ -559,8 +555,8 @@ def rename(self, new_path, force=False):
         if self.path == new_path:
             return self
 
-        new_abs_path = osp.join(self.repo.git_dir, new_path)
-        cur_abs_path = osp.join(self.repo.git_dir, self.path)
+        new_abs_path = osp.join(_git_dir(self.repo, new_path), new_path)
+        cur_abs_path = osp.join(_git_dir(self.repo, self.path), self.path)
         if osp.isfile(new_abs_path):
             if not force:
                 # if they point to the same file, its not an error
@@ -594,7 +590,7 @@ def _iter_items(cls, repo, common_path=None):
 
         # walk loose refs
         # Currently we do not follow links
-        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(join_path_native(repo.git_dir, common_path)):
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(join_path_native(repo.common_dir, common_path)):
             if 'refs' not in root.split(os.sep):  # skip non-refs subfolders
                 refs_id = [d for d in dirs if d == 'refs']
                 if refs_id:
@@ -605,7 +601,7 @@ def _iter_items(cls, repo, common_path=None):
                 if f == 'packed-refs':
                     continue
                 abs_path = to_native_path_linux(join_path(root, f))
-                rela_paths.add(abs_path.replace(to_native_path_linux(repo.git_dir) + '/', ""))
+                rela_paths.add(abs_path.replace(to_native_path_linux(repo.common_dir) + '/', ""))
             # END for each file in root directory
         # END for each directory to walk
 
 
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger('git.remote')
+log.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
 
 
 __all__ = ('RemoteProgress', 'PushInfo', 'FetchInfo', 'Remote')
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ class FetchInfo(object):
     NEW_TAG, NEW_HEAD, HEAD_UPTODATE, TAG_UPDATE, REJECTED, FORCED_UPDATE, \
         FAST_FORWARD, ERROR = [1 << x for x in range(8)]
 
-    re_fetch_result = re.compile(r'^\s*(.) (\[?[\w\s\.$@]+\]?)\s+(.+) -> ([^\s]+)(    \(.*\)?$)?')
+    _re_fetch_result = re.compile(r'^\s*(.) (\[?[\w\s\.$@]+\]?)\s+(.+) -> ([^\s]+)(    \(.*\)?$)?')
 
     _flag_map = {
         '!': ERROR,
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ def _from_line(cls, repo, line, fetch_line):
 
         fetch line is the corresponding line from FETCH_HEAD, like
         acb0fa8b94ef421ad60c8507b634759a472cd56c    not-for-merge   branch '0.1.7RC' of /tmp/tmpya0vairemote_repo"""
-        match = cls.re_fetch_result.match(line)
+        match = cls._re_fetch_result.match(line)
         if match is None:
             raise ValueError("Failed to parse line: %r" % line)
 
@@ -673,7 +674,7 @@ def _get_fetch_info_from_stderr(self, proc, progress):
                     continue
 
         # read head information
-        with open(osp.join(self.repo.git_dir, 'FETCH_HEAD'), 'rb') as fp:
+        with open(osp.join(self.repo.common_dir, 'FETCH_HEAD'), 'rb') as fp:
             fetch_head_info = [l.decode(defenc) for l in fp.readlines()]
 
         l_fil = len(fetch_info_lines)