diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..281367f
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+*.o
+*.lo
+*.la
+*.a
+*.so
+*~
+.*.swp
+.deps
+.version
+.tarball-version
+autom4te.cache
+aclocal.m4
+config.guess
+config.log
+config.status
+config.sub
+configure
+compile
+depcomp
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+missing
+Makefile.in
+Makefile
+Makefile.am.sample
+tags
+m4
+gen_rspro.stamp