From 9bb89067f2a664eb9e71a543d4566fb2e8ef85ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rory Coughlan <35547211+Gumbo64@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:59:36 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Make patches work when using git submodules (#285)

---
 tools/create_patch.sh | 10 ++--------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/create_patch.sh b/tools/create_patch.sh
index ea75d9cca..0fd35a2d3 100755
--- a/tools/create_patch.sh
+++ b/tools/create_patch.sh
@@ -10,15 +10,9 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Make sure this is a git repository
-if [ ! -d .git ]
-then
-    echo 'Error: The current directory is not a Git repository.'
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 # 'git diff' is stupid and doesn't show new untracked files, so we must add them first.
-git add .
+# Also make sure this is a valid git repository, throw an error otherwise ( || exit 1 )
+git add . || exit 1
 # Generate the patch.
 git diff -p --staged > "$1"
 # Undo the 'git add'.