diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.lo
+*.la
+*.o
+*.obj
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+configure
+missing
+stamp-h1
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+config.guess
+config.h.in
+config.h
+config.log
+config.status
+config.sub
+*/.deps
+*/.libs
+cpuid_tool/cpuid_tool
+depcomp
+install-sh
+libcpuid.pc
+libcpuid/docs