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+# ##### BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK #####
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+#  Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# ##### END GPL LICENSE BLOCK #####
+
+# <pep8-80 compliant>
+
+'''
+Define the command 'print_struct_c99' for gdb,
+useful for creating a literal for a nested runtime struct.
+
+Example use:
+
+   (gdb) source source/tools/utils/gdb_struct_repr_c99.py
+   (gdb) print_struct_c99 scene->toolsettings
+'''
+
+class PrintStructC99(gdb.Command):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(PrintStructC99, self).__init__(
+            "print_struct_c99",
+            gdb.COMMAND_USER,
+        )
+
+    def get_count_heading(self, string):
+        for i, s in enumerate(string):
+            if s != ' ':
+                break
+        return i
+
+    def extract_typename(self, string):
+        first_line = string.split('\n')[0]
+        return first_line.split('=')[1][:-1].strip()
+
+    def invoke(self, arg, from_tty):
+        ret_ptype = gdb.execute('ptype {}'.format(arg), to_string=True)
+        tname = self.extract_typename(ret_ptype)
+        print('{} {} = {{'.format(tname, arg))
+        r = gdb.execute('p {}'.format(arg), to_string=True)
+        r = r.split('\n')
+        for rr in r[1:]:
+            if '=' not in rr:
+                print(rr)
+                continue
+            hs = self.get_count_heading(rr)
+            rr_s = rr.strip().split('=', 1)
+            rr_rval = rr_s[1].strip()
+            print(' ' * hs + '.' + rr_s[0] + '= ' + rr_rval)
+
+
+print('Running GDB from: %s\n' % (gdb.PYTHONDIR))
+gdb.execute("set print pretty")
+gdb.execute('set pagination off')
+gdb.execute('set print repeats 0')
+gdb.execute('set print elements unlimited')
+# instantiate
+PrintStructC99()