https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/babl/-/issues/114
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/babl/-/commit/4efc8b827e008417c4995a93ae3310697318cfab

From 4efc8b827e008417c4995a93ae3310697318cfab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruno Lopes <brunvonlope@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:48:39 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] meson: Check for repository with python (not git executable)

Closes: #114

As per line 415 of the Meson file, git is not a mandatory dep.
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -497,11 +497,9 @@ configure_file(
 # updated. If git is not available, don't do anything if git-version.h
 # already exists because then we are probably working with a tarball
 # in which case the git-version.h we ship is correct.
-is_git_repository = run_command(
-    git_bin,
-    'rev-parse',
-    '--is-inside-work-tree',
-    check: false,
+is_git_repository = run_command(python, '-c',
+  'import sys,os; sys.exit(0 if os.path.exists(".git") else 1)',
+  check: false
 ).returncode() == 0
 
 has_version_h = run_command(python, '-c',
-- 
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