diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..e61d398
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+*.so
+*.o
+ar-lib
+po/Makefile.in.in
+po/POTFILES
+po/*.gmo
+stamp-it
+compile
+config.guess
+config.h*
+config.log
+config.rpath
+config.status
+config.sub
+autom4te.cache
+aclocal.m4
+configure
+depcomp
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+m4
+missing
+stamp-h1
+.deps
+.libs
+src/gtkballs