From 9fe1cfb10f93c1e8c5a1204dda0f3549c1d546c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: copperpixel <48454166+copperpixel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:53:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] vpc: remove python dependency for embedding vscripts at
 compile-time

---
 src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.ps1 | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.py  | 22 ----------------------
 src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.sh  | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/game/server/server_base.vpc  |  4 ++--
 4 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.ps1
 delete mode 100755 src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.py
 create mode 100644 src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.sh

diff --git a/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.ps1 b/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6d733dcb0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+param
+(
+    [ Parameter( Mandatory=$true ) ][ string ]$sFileName,
+    [ Parameter( Mandatory=$true ) ][ string ]$sObjName
+)
+
+$Bytes = [ System.IO.File ]::ReadAllBytes( $sFileName )
+
+Write-Host "static unsigned char $sObjName[] = {"
+Write-Host "    " -NoNewline
+
+for ( $i = 0; $i -lt $Bytes.Length; $i++ )
+{
+    $Byte = $Bytes[ $i ]
+    Write-Host ( "0x{0:x2}," -f $Byte ) -NoNewline
+
+    if ( ( $i % 20 ) -eq 19 )
+    {
+        Write-Host ""
+        Write-Host "    " -NoNewline
+    }
+}
+
+Write-Host "0x00"
+Write-Host "};"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.py b/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.py
deleted file mode 100755
index ec04c8c280f..00000000000
--- a/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-
-def main(filename, objname):
-    with open(filename, 'rb') as file:
-        data = file.read()
-
-    output = f"static unsigned char {objname}[] = {{\n    "
-
-    for i in range(len(data)):
-        output += f"0x{data[i]:02x},"
-        if i % 20 == 19:
-            output += "\n    "
-
-    output += "0x00\n};\n"
-    print(output)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
-        print("Usage: python texttoarray.py <filename> <name>")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    main(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
diff --git a/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.sh b/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b66f0398827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <filename> <name>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+sFileName="$1"
+sObjName="$2"
+
+exec 3< "$sFileName"
+
+printf "static unsigned char %s[] = {\n    " "$sObjName"
+
+i=0
+while :; do
+    Byte=$(dd bs=1 count=1 <&3 2>/dev/null | od -An -t u1)
+    [ -z "$Byte" ] && break
+
+    Byte=$(printf "%s" "$Byte" | tr -d '[:space:]')
+    printf "0x%02x," "$Byte"
+
+    i=$(( i + 1 ))
+    if [ $(( i % 20 )) -eq 0 ]; then
+        printf "\n    "
+    fi
+done
+
+printf "0x00\n};\n"
diff --git a/src/game/server/server_base.vpc b/src/game/server/server_base.vpc
index 32567c5dfd2..699734e89e7 100644
--- a/src/game/server/server_base.vpc
+++ b/src/game/server/server_base.vpc
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ $Configuration	"Release"
 
 $CustomBuildStep "nut"
 {
-	$CommandLine	"python $SRCDIR\devtools\bin\texttoarray.py $(InputPath) g_Script_$(InputName)> $(InputName)_nut.h" [$WINDOWS]
-	$CommandLine	"python $SRCDIR\devtools\bin\texttoarray.py $(InputPath) g_Script_$(InputName)> $(InputName)_nut.h" [$POSIX]
+	$CommandLine	"powershell $SRCDIR\devtools\bin\texttoarray.ps1 $(InputPath) g_Script_$(InputName)> $(InputName)_nut.h" [$WINDOWS]
+	$CommandLine	"sh $SRCDIR\devtools\bin\texttoarray.sh $(InputPath) g_Script_$(InputName)> $(InputName)_nut.h" [$POSIX]
 	$Description	"$(InputFileName) produces $(InputName)_nut.h"
 	$Outputs		"$(InputName)_nut.h"
 }

From fcada18d49fd49bcbea5a983ca3312c6c18a5df3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: copperpixel <48454166+copperpixel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:49:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update README.md

---
 README.md | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 89e7d7d5aba..0954b2892f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Requirements:
    - Desktop development with C++:
      - MSVC v143 - VS 2022 C++ x64/x86 build tools (Latest)
      - Windows 11 SDK (10.0.22621.0) or Windows 10 SDK (10.0.19041.1)
- - Python 3.13 or later
 
 Inside the cloned directory, navigate to `src`, run:
 ```bat

From a43807e5b2356859c524993bea4c17bb776c248f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: copperpixel <48454166+copperpixel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:10:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] vpc: fix issues with powershell script

---
 src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.ps1 | 24 +++++++++++++++---------
 src/game/server/server_base.vpc  |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.ps1 b/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.ps1
index b6d733dcb0e..4509e44daac 100644
--- a/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.ps1
+++ b/src/devtools/bin/texttoarray.ps1
@@ -1,25 +1,31 @@
 param
 (
-    [ Parameter( Mandatory=$true ) ][ string ]$sFileName,
-    [ Parameter( Mandatory=$true ) ][ string ]$sObjName
+    [ Parameter( Mandatory = $true ) ][ string ]$sFileName,
+    [ Parameter( Mandatory = $true ) ][ string ]$sObjName
 )
 
 $Bytes = [ System.IO.File ]::ReadAllBytes( $sFileName )
 
-Write-Host "static unsigned char $sObjName[] = {"
-Write-Host "    " -NoNewline
+Write-Output "static unsigned char $sObjName[] = {"
 
+$sLine = "    "
 for ( $i = 0; $i -lt $Bytes.Length; $i++ )
 {
     $Byte = $Bytes[ $i ]
-    Write-Host ( "0x{0:x2}," -f $Byte ) -NoNewline
+
+    if ( ( $i % 20 ) -ne 0 )
+    {
+        $sLine += " "
+    }
+    $sLine += ( "0x{0:x2}," -f $Byte )
 
     if ( ( $i % 20 ) -eq 19 )
     {
-        Write-Host ""
-        Write-Host "    " -NoNewline
+        Write-Output $sLine
+        $sLine = "    "
     }
 }
 
-Write-Host "0x00"
-Write-Host "};"
\ No newline at end of file
+$sLine += " 0x00"
+Write-Output $sLine
+Write-Output "};"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/game/server/server_base.vpc b/src/game/server/server_base.vpc
index 699734e89e7..09df866987e 100644
--- a/src/game/server/server_base.vpc
+++ b/src/game/server/server_base.vpc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $Configuration	"Release"
 
 $CustomBuildStep "nut"
 {
-	$CommandLine	"powershell $SRCDIR\devtools\bin\texttoarray.ps1 $(InputPath) g_Script_$(InputName)> $(InputName)_nut.h" [$WINDOWS]
+	$CommandLine	"powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File $SRCDIR\devtools\bin\texttoarray.ps1 $(InputPath) g_Script_$(InputName)> $(InputName)_nut.h" [$WINDOWS]
 	$CommandLine	"sh $SRCDIR\devtools\bin\texttoarray.sh $(InputPath) g_Script_$(InputName)> $(InputName)_nut.h" [$POSIX]
 	$Description	"$(InputFileName) produces $(InputName)_nut.h"
 	$Outputs		"$(InputName)_nut.h"