diff --git a/libffi/.gitignore b/libffi/.gitignore
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+.libs
+.deps
+*.o
+*.lo
+.dirstamp
+*.la
+Makefile
+config.log
+config.status
+*~
+fficonfig.h
+include/ffi.h
+include/ffitarget.h
+libffi.pc
+libtool
+stamp-h1