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+# use shell glob syntax for wildcards etc.
+syntax: glob
+
+# General patterns
+*~
+*.o
+*.lo
+*.la
+.libs
+.deps
+*.pc
+stamp-*
+*.aux
+*.log
+
+# Some more files generated by autotools.
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+Doxyfile
+Doxyfile.in
+aclocal.m4
+am
+autom4te.cache
+config.h.in
+config.h
+configure
+config.log
+config.guess
+config.sub
+config.status
+config.lt
+dependencies.m4
+depcomp
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+missing
+
+# Ignoring executables
+*_test