diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23d3e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.dll
+*.dylib
+*.o
+*.orig
+*.so
+*~
+.deps
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+buildsys.mk
+config.log
+config.status
+configure
+tests/tests