# HG changeset patch
# User Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
# Date 1180741938 18000
# Node ID 6cbfa740c1291eb69e842747a47cbcbae72ee12c
# Parent  4ef8fdf57e394650e4f25375bcd6270ec70962f7
clone: checkout the "default" branch if available

diff --git a/mercurial/hg.py b/mercurial/hg.py
--- a/mercurial/hg.py
+++ b/mercurial/hg.py
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@ def clone(ui, source, dest=None, pull=Fa
             dest_lock.release()
 
         if update:
-            _update(dest_repo, dest_repo.changelog.tip())
+            try:
+                checkout = dest_repo.lookup("default")
+            except:
+                checkout = dest_repo.changelog.tip()
+            _update(dest_repo, checkout)
     if dir_cleanup:
         dir_cleanup.close()