diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..915e3e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+
+/aclocal.m4
+/autom4te.cache
+/config.*
+/configure
+/install-sh
+/missing
+
+/sunrise-commit
+/sunrise-commit.1