Comment on Show HN: Embed your source code in PNG filesComments−netr0ute4yWhat about the opposite, embedding PNG files into source code?−shakna4yxxd can out put any random set of bytes as C code.For example: > xxd -i tmp.f unsigned char tmp_f[] = { 0x38, 0x4a, 0x39, 0x6f, 0x61 }; unsigned int tmp_f_len = 5; I use it as part of a number of build scripts.−rmbyrro4yWell, isn't it the binary representation of the PNG already?−blacksmith_tb4yWell, that's not exactly novel[1], though it can be handy.1: https://png-pixel.com/−colejohnson664yIIRC, HolyC from TempleOS could embed arbitrary files into a source file.
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What about the opposite, embedding PNG files into source code?
xxd can out put any random set of bytes as C code.
For example:
I use it as part of a number of build scripts.Well, isn't it the binary representation of the PNG already?
Well, that's not exactly novel[1], though it can be handy.
1: https://png-pixel.com/
IIRC, HolyC from TempleOS could embed arbitrary files into a source file.