diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+Makefile
+.deps
+.libs
+*.o
+*.lo
+*.la
+*.in
+*.am
+*.pc
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+config.h*
+config.sub
+config.log
+config.status
+config.guess
+configure
+depcomp
+missing
+ltmain.sh
+install-sh
+stamp-h1
+libtool