unset GIT_WORK_TREE
git clone -o $REMOTE_PLD ${GIT_SERVER}:${PACKAGES_DIR}/${ASSUMED_NAME}.git "$REPO_DIR/${ASSUMED_NAME}" || {
# softfail if new package, i.e not yet added to PLD rep
unset GIT_WORK_TREE
git clone -o $REMOTE_PLD ${GIT_SERVER}:${PACKAGES_DIR}/${ASSUMED_NAME}.git "$REPO_DIR/${ASSUMED_NAME}" || {
# softfail if new package, i.e not yet added to PLD rep