diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fb24d37524a11b218e95beecc9fc2e78e5d36912
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+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+config.log
+config.status
+configure