[git-buildpackage] gbp clone not creating upstream, pristine-tar branches

[Guido Günther]

Hi,
On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 03:45:56PM +0000, Alberto Luaces Fernández wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> maybe it is an understatement on my part, but I cannot get "gbp clone"
> to work as (I think) it is advertised: after issuing
> 
> gbp clone --pristine-tar -v github:...
> 
> the cloned repository only has one "master" branch, with no trace of an
> "upstream" one.  In fact, I cannot find significant differences between
> that clone and a regular "git clone".

if the repo you're cloning from does not have an upstream nor a
pristine-tar branch that would be expected but without knowing
what you try to clone one can't tell.
 -- Guido