diff --git a/build-scripts/rename_types.py b/build-scripts/rename_types.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# This script renames symbols in the specified paths
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import pathlib
+import re
+import sys
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(args.args) < 1:
+        print("Usage: %s files_or_directories ..." % sys.argv[0])
+        exit(1)
+
+    replacements = {
+        "SDL_bool": "bool",
+        "SDL_TRUE": "true",
+        "SDL_FALSE": "false",
+    }
+    entries = args.args[0:]
+
+    regex = create_regex_from_replacements(replacements)
+
+    for entry in entries:
+        path = pathlib.Path(entry)
+        if not path.exists():
+            print("%s doesn't exist, skipping" % entry)
+            continue
+
+        replace_symbols_in_path(path, regex, replacements)
+
+def create_regex_from_replacements(replacements):
+    return re.compile(r"\b(%s)\b" % "|".join(map(re.escape, replacements.keys())))
+
+def replace_symbols_in_file(file, regex, replacements):
+    try:
+        with file.open("r", encoding="UTF-8", newline="") as rfp:
+            original = rfp.read()
+            contents = regex.sub(lambda mo: replacements[mo.string[mo.start():mo.end()]], original)
+            if contents != original:
+                with file.open("w", encoding="UTF-8", newline="") as wfp:
+                    wfp.write(contents)
+    except UnicodeDecodeError:
+        print("%s is not text, skipping" % file)
+    except Exception as err:
+        print("%s" % err)
+
+
+def replace_symbols_in_dir(path, regex, replacements):
+    for entry in path.glob("*"):
+        if entry.is_dir():
+            replace_symbols_in_dir(entry, regex, replacements)
+        else:
+            print("Processing %s" % entry)
+            replace_symbols_in_file(entry, regex, replacements)
+
+
+def replace_symbols_in_path(path, regex, replacements):
+        if path.is_dir():
+            replace_symbols_in_dir(path, regex, replacements)
+        else:
+            replace_symbols_in_file(path, regex, replacements)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(fromfile_prefix_chars='@')
+    parser.add_argument("args", nargs="*")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    try:
+        main()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e)
+        exit(-1)
+
+    exit(0)
+