diff --git a/m4/.gitignore b/m4/.gitignore
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+*.o
+*.bin
+
+autom4te.cache
+.deps
+
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+INSTALL
+aclocal.m4
+configure
+depcomp
+missing
+install-sh
+stamp-h1
+compile
+config.log
+config.status
+config.guess
+config.sub
+
+*~
+
+ext_deps
+config.h.in
+config.h
+
+mkinstalldirs
+
+*.swp