diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..80d2953
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+*.[oa]
+*.la
+*.lo
+*.mo
+.libs
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/fontforge.pc
+/libtool
+/systemspecific
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+fontforge/exelibstamp.c
+fontforge/fontforge
+fontforge/fontimage
+fontforge/fontlint
+fontforge/libstamp.c
+fontforge/sfddiff
+inc/config.h