diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sp_file_headers.h b/sourcepawn/compiler/sp_file_headers.h
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+#ifndef _INCLUDE_SPFILE_HEADERS_H
+#define _INCLUDE_SPFILE_HEADERS_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#if defined __GNUC__ || defined HAVE_STDINT_
+#include <stdint.h>
+#else
+ #if !defined HAVE_STDINT_H
+	typedef unsigned __int64	uint64_t;
+	typedef __int64				int64_t;
+	typedef unsigned __int32	uint32_t;
+	typedef __int32				int32_t;
+	typedef unsigned __int16	uint16_t;
+	typedef __int16				int16_t;
+	typedef unsigned __int8		uint8_t;
+	typedef __int8				int8_t;
+ #define HAVE_STDINT_H
+ #endif
+#endif
+
+#define SPFILE_MAGIC	0x53504646		/* Source Pawn File Format (SPFF) */
+#define SPFILE_VERSION	0x0100
+
+//:TODO: better compiler/nix support
+#if defined __linux__
+	#pragma pack(1)         /* structures must be packed (byte-aligned) */
+#else
+	#pragma pack(push)
+	#pragma pack(1)         /* structures must be packed (byte-aligned) */
+#endif
+
+typedef struct sp_file_section_s
+{
+	uint32_t	nameoffs;	/* rel offset into global string table */
+	uint32_t	dataoffs;
+	uint32_t	size;
+} sp_file_section_t;
+
+typedef struct sp_file_hdr_s
+{
+	uint32_t	magic;
+	uint16_t	version;
+	uint32_t	imagesize;
+	uint8_t		sections;
+	uint32_t	stringtab;
+} sp_file_hdr_t;
+
+typedef enum
+{
+	SP_FILE_NONE = 0,
+	SP_FILE_DEBUG = 1,
+} sp_file_flags_t;
+
+/* section is ".code" */
+typedef struct sp_file_code_s
+{
+	uint32_t	codesize;		/* codesize in bytes */
+	uint8_t		cellsize;		/* cellsize in bytes */
+	uint8_t		codeversion;	/* version of opcodes supported */
+	uint16_t	flags;			/* flags */
+	uint32_t	main;			/* address to "main" if any */
+	uint32_t	disksize;		/* disksize in bytes */
+	uint8_t		compression;	/* compression */
+	uint32_t	code;			/* rel offset to code */
+} sp_file_code_t;
+
+#define SPFILE_COMPRESSION_NONE		0
+#define SPFILE_COMPRESSION_GZ		1
+
+/* section is .data */
+typedef struct sp_file_data_s
+{
+	uint32_t	datasize;		/* size of data section in memory */
+	uint32_t	memsize;		/* total mem required (includes data) */
+	uint32_t	disksize;		/* size of data on disk (compressed) */
+	uint8_t		compression;	/* compression */
+	uint32_t	data;			/* file offset to data (helper) */
+} sp_file_data_t;
+
+/* section is .publics */
+typedef struct sp_file_publics_s
+{
+	uint32_t	address;		/* address rel to code section */
+	uint32_t	name;			/* index into nametable */
+} sp_file_publics_t;
+
+/* section is .natives */
+typedef struct sp_file_natives_s
+{
+	uint32_t	name;			/* name of native at index */
+} sp_file_natives_t;
+
+/* section is .pubvars */
+typedef struct sp_file_pubvars_s
+{
+	uint32_t	address;		/* address rel to dat section */
+	uint32_t	name;			/* index into nametable */
+} sp_file_pubvars_t;
+
+#if defined __linux__
+	#pragma pack()    /* reset default packing */
+#else
+	#pragma pack(pop) /* reset previous packing */
+#endif
+
+
+/* section is .names */
+typedef char * sp_file_nametab_t;
+
+#endif //_INCLUDE_SPFILE_HEADERS_H