[MERGE] Catch redirects when making directory for a new branch.

[John Arbash Meinel]

John Arbash Meinel has voted approve.
Status is now: Semi-approved
Comment:
I think this is reasonable for 1.0.

For details, see: 
http://bundlebuggy.aaronbentley.com/request/%3Cd06a5cd30712022300l1d9ebaaq59b048ffad41c35d%40mail.gmail.com%3E