Add more infomation to warning when failing to fetch from remote repo…

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payu-org · Sep 17, 2024 · d7f9e50 · d7f9e50
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diff --git a/payu/git_utils.py b/payu/git_utils.py
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ def remote_branches_dict(self) -> Dict[str, git.Head]:
             except git.exc.GitCommandError:
                 warnings.warn(
                     f"Failed to fetch from remote repository: {remote.name} " +
-                    f"(url: {remote.url})",
+                    f"(url: {remote.url}). Payu is not able to determine " +
+                    "remote branch names, which are used in payu checkout " +
+                    "to check if a branch already exists, or when creating " +
+                    "a new branch from a remote branch.",
                     PayuGitWarning
                 )
                 continue