[Bug] Gitversion could not determine which branch to treat as the development branch

[sanjivpurohit]

Describe the bug

ERROR [04/18/22 16:49:40:48] An unexpected error occurred:
System.InvalidOperationException: Gitversion could not determine which branch to treat as the development branch (default is 'develop') nor release-able branch (default is 'main' or 'master'), either locally or remotely. Ensure the local clone and checkout match the requirements or considering using 'GitVersion Dynamic Repositories'
   at GitVersion.Configuration.BranchConfigurationCalculator.InheritBranchConfiguration(Int[32](https://github.com/Logitech/astro-leia/runs/6065381621?check_suite_focus=true#step:5:32) recursions, IBranch targetBranch, BranchConfig branchConfiguration, ICommit currentCommit, Config configuration, IList`1 excludedInheritBranches) in D:\a\GitVersion\GitVersion\src\GitVersion.Core\Configuration\BranchConfigurationCalculator.cs:line 150
   at GitVersion.Configuration.BranchConfigurationCalculator.GetBranchConfigurationInternal(Int32 recursions, IBranch targetBranch, ICommit currentCommit, Config configuration, IList`1 excludedInheritBranches) in D:\a\GitVersion\GitVersion\src\GitVersion.Core\Configuration\BranchConfigurationCalculator.cs:line 54
   at GitVersion.Configuration.BranchConfigurationCalculator.GetBranchConfiguration(IBranch targetBranch, ICommit currentCommit, Config configuration, IList`1 excludedInheritBranches) in D:\a\GitVersion\GitVersion\src\GitVersion.Core\Configuration\BranchConfigurationCalculator.cs:line 28
   at GitVersion.GitVersionContextFactory.Create(GitVersionOptions gitVersionOptions) in D:\a\GitVersion\GitVersion\src\GitVersion.Core\Core\GitVersionContextFactory.cs:line 39
   at GitVersion.GitVersionCoreModule.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.<RegisterTypes>b__1() in D:\a\GitVersion\GitVersion\src\GitVersion.Core\GitVersionCoreModule.cs:line [37](https://github.com/Logitech/astro-leia/runs/6065381621?check_suite_focus=true#step:5:37)
   at System.Lazy`1.ViaFactory(LazyThreadSafetyMode mode)
   at System.Lazy`1.ExecutionAndPublication(LazyHelper executionAndPublication, Boolean useDefaultConstructor)
   at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()
   at System.Lazy`1.get_Value()
   at GitVersion.VersionCalculation.NextVersionCalculator.get_context() in D:\a\GitVersion\GitVersion\src\GitVersion.Core\VersionCalculation\NextVersionCalculator.cs:line 15
   at GitVersion.VersionCalculation.NextVersionCalculator.FindVersion() in D:\a\GitVersion\GitVersion\src\GitVersion.Core\VersionCalculation\NextVersionCalculator.cs:line 30
   at GitVersion.GitVersionCalculateTool.CalculateVersionVariables() in D:\a\GitVersion\GitVersion\src\GitVersion.Core\Core\GitVersionCalculateTool.cs:line 52
   at GitVersion.GitVersionExecutor.RunGitVersionTool(GitVersionOptions gitVersionOptions) in D:\a\GitVersion\GitVersion\src\GitVersion.App\GitVersionExecutor.cs:line 66

Expected Behavior

SemVer

Actual Behavior

Unexpected error

Possible Fix

Steps to Reproduce

Context

Your Environment

Gitversion 5.10.1

• Version Used:
• Operating System and version (Windows 10, Ubuntu 18.04): Ubuntu 18.04 Gitversion 5.10.1
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• Link to your CI build (if appropriate):

[asbjornu]

We would need more information to resolve this. My hunch is that the checkout is a detached HEAD or a shallow clone. Please refer to GitVersion's requirements.

[sanjivpurohit]

The checkout was on a branch. The clone was a deep clone using checkout@v2 actions with fetch-depth set to 0.

[asbjornu]

Are you able to reproduce this in a public repository?

[sanjivpurohit]

I don't work much with public repository. The github repository contained Main and master branch but the default branch was master. I have now deleted the main branch and would test again. I would add more logs as I keep testing it.

[PaulFarry]

If you are running this inside Azure Devops, make sure that you have set the Pipeline to not shallow Fetch .

Edit Pipeline -> Elipsis(top right) -> Triggers -> YAML -> Get Sources

This took me quite some time to figure out.

[pavelmateju]

This one sort it out for us ( we are using azure repos / devops )

- stage: One
    variables:
    #preventing git shallow clone
    Agent.Source.Git.ShallowFetchDepth: 0    
    #. . rest of your pipeline

This prevents azure default checkout task from running a git shallow clone.

Other option is to set this in the azure DevOps UI on the pipeline triggers (UNCHECK "Shallow fetch"). As @PaulFarry mentioned just above me :-)

[s-marrone]

Worked for us! Thanks @pavelmateju

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