diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2601fbc178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*~
+*.o
+*.lo
+*.la
+Makefile
+Makefile.in*
+configure
+compile
+config.*
+aclocal.m4
+depcomp
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+missing
+mkinstalldirs
+POTFILES
+stamp-*
+.deps
+.libs
+autom4te.cache
+intltool-*