diff --git a/Meta/text-to-cpp-string.sh b/Meta/text-to-cpp-string.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# $1 name of the variable
+# $2 input path
+
+echo "extern const char $1[];"
+echo -n "const char $1[] = R\"("
+grep -v '^ *#' < "$2" | while IFS= read -r line; do
+  echo "$line"
+done
+echo ")\";"
+