3 files changed, 37 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/basic/.gitignore b/scripts/basic/.gitignore
index a776371a3502..9528ec9e5adc 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/.gitignore
+++ b/scripts/basic/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 fixdep
+bin2c
diff --git a/scripts/basic/Makefile b/scripts/basic/Makefile
index 4fcef87bb875..afbc1cd69ac5 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/basic/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # fixdep:        Used to generate dependency information during build process
 
 hostprogs-y     := fixdep
+hostprogs-$(CONFIG_IKCONFIG)     += bin2c
 always          := $(hostprogs-y)
 
 # fixdep is needed to compile other host programs
diff --git a/scripts/basic/bin2c.c b/scripts/basic/bin2c.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..af187e695345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/basic/bin2c.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Unloved program to convert a binary on stdin to a C include on stdout
+ *
+ * Jan 1999 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
+ *
+ * This software may be used and distributed according to the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+        int ch, total = 0;
+
+        if (argc > 1)
+                printf("const char %s[] %s=\n",
+                        argv[1], argc > 2 ? argv[2] : "");
+
+        do {
+                printf("\t\"");
+                while ((ch = getchar()) != EOF) {
+                        total++;
+                        printf("\\x%02x", ch);
+                        if (total % 16 == 0)
+                                break;
+                }
+                printf("\"\n");
+        } while (ch != EOF);
+
+        if (argc > 1)
+                printf("\t;\n\nconst int %s_size = %d;\n", argv[1], total);
+
+        return 0;
+}