diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b815e0b
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+*.o
+*.tar.bz2
+*.tar.gz
+.deps/
+.libs/
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+build-aux/
+config.h
+config.h.in
+config.log
+config.status
+configure
+libtool
+stamp-h1
+test-libabc