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+*~
+*.o
+*.lo
+*.patch
+*.orig
+*.rej
+*.exe
+.*.swp
+.deps/
+.libs/
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+
+/aclocal.m4
+/ar-lib
+/autom4te.cache/
+/config.guess
+/config.h
+/config.h.in
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/config.sub
+/configure
+/depcomp
+/install-sh
+/libdivecomputer.pc
+/libtool
+/ltmain.sh
+/missing
+/revision
+/stamp-h1
+/tags
+
+/examples/aladin
+/examples/atom2
+/examples/d9
+/examples/darwin
+/examples/edy
+/examples/eon
+/examples/frog
+/examples/iconhd
+/examples/leonardo
+/examples/memomouse
+/examples/n2ition3
+/examples/nemo
+/examples/ostc
+/examples/predator
+/examples/puck
+/examples/sensus
+/examples/sensuspro
+/examples/sensusultra
+/examples/smart
+/examples/solution
+/examples/universal
+/examples/veo250
+/examples/vtpro
+/examples/vyper
+/examples/vyper2
+
+/include/libdivecomputer/version.h
+
+/m4/libtool.m4
+/m4/lt~obsolete.m4
+/m4/ltoptions.m4
+/m4/ltsugar.m4
+/m4/ltversion.m4
+
+/msvc/Debug/
+/msvc/Release/
+/msvc/*.ncb
+/msvc/*.suo
+/msvc/*.vcproj.*.user
+
+/src/libdivecomputer.exp
+/src/libdivecomputer.la
+/src/libdivecomputer.rc
+/src/revision.h