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diff --git a/gdk/build_marshal.py b/gdk/build_marshal.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# This is in its own file rather than inside meson.build
+# because a) mixing the two is ugly and b) trying to
+# make special characters such as \n go through all
+# backends is a fool's errand.
+
+import sys, os, shutil, subprocess
+
+# HORRIBLE, use current_source_dir() as an argument instead.
+h_array = ['--prefix=_gdk_marshal', '--header']
+
+c_array = ['--prefix=_gdk_marshal', '--body']
+
+# [genmarshal, infile, outfile]
+cmd = [sys.argv[1]]
+ifilename = sys.argv[2]
+ofilename = sys.argv[3]
+
+if ofilename.endswith('.h'):
+    arg_array = h_array
+else:
+    arg_array = c_array
+
+pc = subprocess.Popen(cmd + [ifilename] +  arg_array, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+(stdo, _) = pc.communicate()
+if pc.returncode != 0:
+    sys.exit(pc.returncode)
+open(ofilename, 'wb').write(stdo)