diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31e172b6
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+*.DS_Store
+*.a
+*.o
+*.la
+*.lo
+*/.libs
+*/.deps
+Makefile*
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+compile
+config.*
+configure
+depcomp
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+m4
+missing
+*/config.h*
+*/futurerestore*
+stamp-h1
+xcuserdata/*