diff --git a/misc/scripts/bin2c.py b/misc/scripts/bin2c.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# This is a slightly generalized version of bin2c.py and is based on it.
+
+import sys
+import os
+import os.path
+import re
+import array
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("""Usage: bin2c binary_file...
+
+Output input files data as C arrays to standard output.""")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+r = re.compile("^([a-zA-Z._][a-zA-Z._0-9]*)[.]([a-zA-Z_0-9]+)$")
+for path in sys.argv[1:]:
+        filename = os.path.basename(path).replace('-','_')
+        m = r.match(filename)
+
+        # Allow only filenames that make sense as C variable names
+        if not(m):
+                print("Skipped file (unsuitable filename): " + filename)
+                continue
+
+        # Read file as character array
+        bytes = array.array('B', open(path, "rb").read())
+        count = len(bytes)
+
+        # Create the C header
+        text = "/* %s - %d bytes */\n" \
+               "static const unsigned char %s_%s_data[] = {\n" % (
+                    filename, count, m.group(1), m.group(2))
+
+        i = 0
+        for byte in bytes:
+                if i % 16 == 0:
+                        text += "\n   "
+                i += 1
+                text += " 0x%02x" % byte
+                if i != count:
+                        text += ","
+
+        text += "\n};"
+
+        print(text)