From c1a1d2739dd89136a74a59f7742b433a270ce4d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jan Laupetin <jan@laupetin.net>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 22:07:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: being able to generate solution without git submodules
 on windows

---
 generate.bat | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/generate.bat b/generate.bat
index 57b65e8b..687f6c45 100644
--- a/generate.bat
+++ b/generate.bat
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ cd %~dp0
 
 :start
 
+IF NOT EXIST ".git" (
+    git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >NUL 2>&1
+    IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+        echo You must clone the repository using 'git clone'. Please read README.md.
+        exit 1
+    )
+)
+
 IF "%PREMAKE_NO_GLOBAL%" EQU "" (
     where /Q "premake5.exe"
     IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 (