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

[Alberto Luaces Fernández]

On 21/2/20 13:11, Guido Günther wrote:
> 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.

Ok, then it is clear that I was mistaken, since I was trying to clone
from "one upstream" and I thought gbp clone was going to rename
upstream's "master" branch, and creating "master" itself and "pristine-tar".

Thanks for your answer!