diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3439c14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.o
+*~
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+.deps
+/config.guess
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/config.sub
+/configure
+/depcomp
+/libtool
+/ltmain.sh
+/autom4te.cache
+/aclocal.m4
+/missing
+/install-sh