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+# http://www.gnu.org/software/automake
+
+Makefile.in
+
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf
+
+/autom4te.cache
+/aclocal.m4
+/compile
+/configure
+/depcomp
+/install-sh
+/missing
+/m4/*
+
+#
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/config.report
+
+#
+*.lo