diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.deps/
+Makefile.in
+Makefile
+
+*.libs/
+*.la
+*.lo
+*.o
+
+/aclocal.m4
+/autom4te.cache/
+/compile
+/config.guess
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/config.sub
+/configure
+/depcomp
+/install-sh
+/libtool
+/ltmain.sh
+/missing
+/phat.c
+
+/pyphat-*/