diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.la
+*.lo
+*.o
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+/aclocal.m4
+/autom4te.cache/
+/compile
+/config.guess
+/config.h
+/config.h.in
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/config.sub
+/configure
+/install-sh
+/libmpq-config
+/libmpq.pc
+/libmpq/.libs/
+/libtool
+/ltmain.sh
+/missing
+/py-compile
+/stamp-h1