diff --git a/tools/version2json.py b/tools/version2json.py
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+# coding=utf-8
+"""
+A script to convert the version.lua file into a JSON version, for use in
+other languages.
+
+Public domain where applicable, MIT license everywhere else.
+"""
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import ctypes
+import json
+
+### Load Lua shared library
+for lib_name in ["../liblua", "liblua", "liblua.so"]:
+    try:
+        lua = ctypes.CDLL("../liblua")
+        break
+    except Exception:
+        continue
+else:
+    print("Could not load Lua library")
+    exit(1)
+
+### Set up ctypes stuff for required functions
+lua.luaL_newstate.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
+lua.lua_tolstring.restype = ctypes.c_char_p
+lua.lua_tolstring.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_int, ctypes.c_void_p]
+lua.luaL_loadstring.restype = ctypes.c_int
+lua.luaL_loadstring.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_char_p]
+lua.lua_pcall.restype = ctypes.c_int
+lua.lua_gettop.restype = ctypes.c_int
+lua.lua_typename.restype = ctypes.c_char_p
+
+def lua_pop(L, n):
+    return lua.lua_settop(L, -n - 1)
+
+def lua_tostring(L, i):
+    return lua.lua_tolstring(L, i, None)
+
+### Some Lua constants
+LUA_MULTRET = -1
+
+# Pseudo-indices
+LUA_REGISTRYINDEX = -10000
+LUA_ENVIRONINDEX = -10001
+LUA_GLOBALSINDEX = -10002
+
+# Thread status
+LUA_OK = 0  # Lua expects you to use literal 0, so this is made up
+LUA_YIELD = 1
+LUA_ERRRUN = 2
+LUA_ERRSYNTAX = 3
+LUA_ERRMEM = 4
+LUA_ERRERR = 5
+
+### Load versions file
+try:
+    with open("../pkg/base/version.lua", "r") as fp:
+        versions_string = fp.read()
+except Exception:
+    print("Could not open version file")
+    exit(1)
+
+### Do magic
+state = lua.luaL_newstate()
+
+# Load string
+result = lua.luaL_loadstring(state, versions_string)
+
+if result != 0:
+    print("Load string failed: %s" % result)
+    exit(1)
+
+# Run string
+top = lua.lua_gettop(state)
+result = lua.lua_pcall(state, 0, LUA_MULTRET, 0)
+
+if result != 0:
+    if result == LUA_ERRRUN:
+        print("Runtime error while executing version file")
+    elif result == LUA_ERRMEM:
+        print("Memory allocation error while executing version file")
+    elif result == LUA_ERRERR:
+        print("Error while handling error while executing version file")
+    else:
+        print("Unknown error value while executing version file")
+    exit(1)
+
+return_count = lua.lua_gettop(state) - top
+
+if return_count > 0:
+    print("Unexpected return count")
+    lua_pop(state, return_count)
+
+# Get engine version
+engine_versions = {}
+
+lua.lua_getfield(state, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, "VERSION_ENGINE")
+
+lua.lua_getfield(state, -1, "str")
+engine_versions["str"] = lua_tostring(state, -1)
+lua_pop(state, 1)
+
+lua.lua_getfield(state, -1, "num")
+engine_versions["num"] = lua.lua_tointeger(state, -1, None)
+lua_pop(state, 1)
+
+engine_versions["cmp"] = []
+lua.lua_getfield(state, -1, "cmp")
+lua.lua_pushnil(state)
+while lua.lua_next(state, -2) != 0:
+    engine_versions["cmp"].append(lua.lua_tointeger(state, -1))
+    lua_pop(state, 1)  # Remove value, keep key for lua_next()
+
+lua_pop(state, 2)  # VERSION_ENGINE, cmp
+
+# Get bugs
+engine_bugs = []
+
+lua.lua_getfield(state, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, "VERSION_BUGS")
+
+lua.lua_pushnil(state)
+while lua.lua_next(state, -2) != 0:
+    bug_entry = {}
+
+    lua.lua_getfield(state, -1, "intro")
+    bug_entry["intro"] = lua.lua_tointeger(state, -1)
+    lua_pop(state, 1)
+
+    lua.lua_getfield(state, -1, "fix")
+    bug_entry["fix"] = lua.lua_tointeger(state, -1)
+    lua_pop(state, 1)
+
+    lua.lua_getfield(state, -1, "msg")
+    bug_entry["msg"] = lua_tostring(state, -1)
+    lua_pop(state, 1)
+
+    engine_bugs.append(bug_entry)
+    lua_pop(state, 1)  # Remove value, keep key for lua_next()
+
+print("== Version ==")
+for k, v in engine_versions.iteritems():
+    print(" * %s - %s" % (k, v))
+print()
+print("== Bugs ==")
+for bug in engine_bugs:
+    print(" * %s" % bug["msg"])
+    print("   intro: %s" % bug["intro"])
+    print("   fixed: %s" % (bug["fix"] if bug["fix"] else "Not fixed"))
+
+with open("version.json", "w") as fp:
+    json.dump({"VERSION_ENGINE": engine_versions, "VERSION_BUGS": engine_bugs}, fp)