diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce759f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.o
+*.lo
+*.la
+.deps
+.libs
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+config.h.in
+configure
+fdk-aac.pc
+config.h
+config.log
+config.status
+libtool
+stamp-h1