# HG changeset patch
# User Martin Geisler <mg@aragost.com>
# Date 2010-08-12 16:30:24
# Node ID f1c2de22b8a88baf36c69b852f8a3b35ca6b6c91
# Parent  0cae834cdc8001b43010dab6e74eb54a8aa8d865
# Parent  b1ae33b813cb5c0f7a7b95de112b21182f972a4d

Merge with stable

diff --git a/mercurial/hg.py b/mercurial/hg.py
--- a/mercurial/hg.py
+++ b/mercurial/hg.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def clone(ui, source, dest=None, pull=Fa
         src_repo = repository(ui, source)
     else:
         src_repo = source
-        branch = (None, [])
+        branch = (None, branch or [])
         origsource = source = src_repo.url()
     rev, checkout = addbranchrevs(src_repo, src_repo, branch, rev)
 
diff --git a/tests/test-clone.t b/tests/test-clone.t
--- a/tests/test-clone.t
+++ b/tests/test-clone.t
@@ -431,3 +431,13 @@ Testing issue2267:
 
   $ rm -r ua
 
+cat <<EOF > branchclone.py
+from mercurial import ui, hg
+myui = ui.ui()
+repo = hg.repository(myui, 'a')
+hg.clone(myui, repo, dest="ua", branch=["stable",])
+EOF
+
+python branchclone.py
+rm -r ua
+