diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/c.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/c.py
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+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/c.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Generate .c file.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+def begin(events):
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */')