diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.la
+*.lo
+.deps/
+.libs/
+INSTALL
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+config.*
+configure
+configure.ac
+depcomp
+install-sh
+intltool-extract.in
+intltool-merge.in
+intltool-update.in
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+missing
+mkinstalldirs
+panel-plugin/*.desktop
+panel-plugin/*.desktop.in
+po/*.gmo
+po/.intltool-merge-cache
+po/stamp-it
+po/Makefile.in.in
+po/POTFILES
+stamp-h1