protected File createRemoteRepository(File repositoryDir)
throws Exception {
Repository myRepository = lookupRepository(repositoryDir);
File gitDir = new File(testDirectory, REPO2);
Repository myRemoteRepository = FileRepositoryBuilder.create(gitDir);
myRemoteRepository.create();
// double-check that this is bare
assertTrue(myRemoteRepository.isBare());
createStableBranch(myRepository);