diff --git a/pandatool/src/miscprogs/Sources.pp b/pandatool/src/miscprogs/Sources.pp
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+#define LOCAL_LIBS \
+  progbase
+#define OTHER_LIBS \
+  dtoolutil:c dtoolbase:c dconfig:c dtoolconfig:m dtool:m pystub
+#define UNIX_SYS_LIBS m
+
+#begin bin_target
+  #define TARGET bin2c
+
+  #define SOURCES \
+    binToC.cxx binToC.h
+
+#end bin_target
diff --git a/pandatool/src/miscprogs/binToC.cxx b/pandatool/src/miscprogs/binToC.cxx
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+++ b/pandatool/src/miscprogs/binToC.cxx
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+// Filename: binToC.cxx
+// Created by:  drose (18Jul03)
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// PANDA 3D SOFTWARE
+// Copyright (c) 2001, Disney Enterprises, Inc.  All rights reserved
+//
+// All use of this software is subject to the terms of the Panda 3d
+// Software license.  You should have received a copy of this license
+// along with this source code; you will also find a current copy of
+// the license at http://www.panda3d.org/license.txt .
+//
+// To contact the maintainers of this program write to
+// panda3d@yahoogroups.com .
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+
+#include "binToC.h"
+
+// The number of bytes across the page to write.
+static const int col_width = 11;
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: BinToC::Constructor
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description:
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+BinToC::
+BinToC() :
+  WithOutputFile(true, true, false)
+{
+  clear_runlines();
+  add_runline("input output.c");
+  add_runline("input -o output.c");
+  add_runline("input >output.c");
+
+  set_program_description
+    ("bin2c is a simple utility program to read a disk file, presumably "
+     "one with binary contents, and output a table that can be "
+     "compiled via a C compiler to generate the same data.  It's handy "
+     "for portably importing binary data into a library or executable.");
+
+  add_option
+    ("n", "name", 50, 
+     "Specify the name of the table that is generated.",
+     &BinToC::dispatch_string, NULL, &_table_name);
+
+  add_option
+    ("o", "filename", 50, 
+     "Specify the filename to which the resulting C code will be written.  "
+     "If this option is omitted, the last parameter name is taken to be the "
+     "name of the output file, or standard output is used if there are no "
+     "other parameters.",
+     &BinToC::dispatch_filename, &_got_output_filename, &_output_filename);
+
+  _table_name = "data";
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: BinToC::run
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description:
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void BinToC::
+run() {
+  ifstream in;
+  if (!_input_filename.open_read(in)) {
+    nout << "Unable to read " << _input_filename << ".\n";
+    exit(1);
+  }
+
+  ostream &out = get_output();
+
+  out << "\n"
+      << "/*\n"
+      << " * This file was generated by the command:\n"
+      << " *\n"
+      << " * " << get_exec_command() << "\n"
+      << " */\n\n"
+      << "const unsigned char " << _table_name << "[] = {";
+  out << hex << setfill('0');
+  int col = 0;
+  unsigned int ch;
+  ch = in.get();
+  while (!in.fail() && !in.eof()) {
+    if (col == 0) {
+      out << "\n  ";
+    } else if (col == col_width) {
+      out << ",\n  ";
+      col = 0;
+    } else {
+      out << ", ";
+    }
+    out << "0x" << setw(2) << ch;
+    col++;
+    ch = in.get();
+  }
+  out << "\n};\n\n";
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: BinToC::handle_args
+//       Access: Protected, Virtual
+//  Description:
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+bool BinToC::
+handle_args(ProgramBase::Args &args) {
+  if (args.size() == 2 && !_got_output_filename) {
+    // The second argument, if present, is implicitly the output file.
+    _got_output_filename = true;
+    _output_filename = args[1];
+    args.pop_back();
+  }
+
+  if (args.size() != 1) {
+    nout << "You must specify exactly one input file to read on the command line.\n";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  _input_filename = Filename::binary_filename(args[0]);
+  return true;
+}
+
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  BinToC prog;
+  prog.parse_command_line(argc, argv);
+  prog.run();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/pandatool/src/miscprogs/binToC.h b/pandatool/src/miscprogs/binToC.h
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index 0000000000..311844b411
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+// Filename: binToC.h
+// Created by:  drose (18Jul03)
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// PANDA 3D SOFTWARE
+// Copyright (c) 2001, Disney Enterprises, Inc.  All rights reserved
+//
+// All use of this software is subject to the terms of the Panda 3d
+// Software license.  You should have received a copy of this license
+// along with this source code; you will also find a current copy of
+// the license at http://www.panda3d.org/license.txt .
+//
+// To contact the maintainers of this program write to
+// panda3d@yahoogroups.com .
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef BINTOC_H
+#define BINTOC_H
+
+#include "pandatoolbase.h"
+
+#include "programBase.h"
+#include "withOutputFile.h"
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//       Class : BinToC
+// Description : A utility program to read a (binary) file and output
+//               a table that can be compiled via a C compiler to
+//               generate the same data.  Handy for portably importing
+//               binary data into a library or executable.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+class BinToC : public ProgramBase, public WithOutputFile {
+public:
+  BinToC();
+
+  void run();
+
+protected:
+  virtual bool handle_args(Args &args);
+
+  Filename _input_filename;
+  string _table_name;
+};
+
+#endif