Supermaven generating recursive code

loopey.c

// function that generates c code to a file called "resources.c"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    FILE *fp;
    char *filename;
    char *c_code;
    int i;

    if (argc != 2)
    {
        printf("Usage: c_embed <filename>\n");
        return 1;
    }

    filename = argv[1];

    fp = fopen(filename, "w");
    if (fp == NULL)
    {
        printf("Error opening file %s\n", filename);
        return 1;
    }

    c_code = malloc(1024);
    if (c_code == NULL)
    {
        printf("Error allocating memory for c code\n");
        return 1;
    }

    strcpy(c_code, "#include <stdio.h>\n");
    strcat(c_code, "#include <stdlib.h>\n");
    strcat(c_code, "#include <string.h>\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "int main(int argc, char *argv[])\n");
    strcat(c_code, "{\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    FILE *fp;\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    char *filename;\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    char *c_code;\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    int i;\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    if (argc != 2)\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    {\n");
    strcat(c_code, "        printf(\"Usage: c_embed <filename>\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "        return 1;\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    }\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    filename = argv[1];\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    fp = fopen(filename, \"w\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    if (fp == NULL)\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    {\n");
    strcat(c_code, "        printf(\"Error opening file %s\\n\", filename);\n");
    strcat(c_code, "        return 1;\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    }\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    c_code = malloc(1024);\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    if (c_code == NULL)\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    {\n");
    strcat(c_code, "        printf(\"Error allocating memory for c code\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "        return 1;\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    }\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    strcpy(c_code, \"#include <stdio.h>\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"#include <stdlib.h>\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"#include <string.h>\\n\\n\");\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"int main(int argc, char *argv[])\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"{\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    FILE *fp;\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    char *filename;\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    char *c_code;\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    int i;\\n\\n\");\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    if (argc != 2)\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    {\\n\");\n");                
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"        printf(\\\"Usage: c_embed <filename>\\\\n\\\");\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"        return 1;\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    }\\n\\n\");\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    filename = argv[1];\\n\\n\");\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    fp = fopen(filename, \\\"w\\\");\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    if (fp == NULL)\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    {\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"        printf(\\\"Error opening file %s\\\\n\\\", filename);\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"        return 1;\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    }\\n\\n\");\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    c_code = malloc(1024);\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    if (c_code == NULL)\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    {\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"        printf(\\\"Error allocating memory for c code\\\\n\\\");\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"        return 1;\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    }\\n\\n\");\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    strcpy(c_code, \\\"#include <stdio.h>\\\\n\\\");\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    strcat(c_code, \\\"#include <stdlib.h>\\\\n\\\");\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    strcat(c_code, \\\"#include <string.h>\\\\n\\\\n\\\");\\n\\n\");\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    strcat(c_code, \\\"int main(int argc, char *argv[])\\\\n\\\");\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    strcat(c_code, \\\"{\\\\n\\\");\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    strcat(c_code, \\\"    FILE *fp;\\\\n\\\");\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    strcat(c_code, \\\"    char *filename;\\\\n\\\");\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    strcat(c_code, \\\"    char *c_code;\\\\n\\\");\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    strcat(c_code, \\\"    int i;\\\\n\\\\n\\\");\\n\\n\");\n\n");

    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    strcat(c_code, \\\"    if (argc != 2)\\\\n\\\");\\n\");\n");
    strcat(c_code, "    strcat(c_code, \"    strcat(c_code, \\\"    {\\\\n\\\");\\n\");                \n");