diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48fc8a17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.o
+*.lo
+*.a
+Makefile.in
+Makefile
+.deps
+
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+config.log
+config.guess
+config.sub
+config.status
+configure
+depcomp
+install-sh
+missing
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+
+core
+core.*