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+# generated files from configuration
+.deps/
+autom4te.cache/
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+config.guess
+config.hpp
+config.hpp.in
+config.log
+config.status
+config.sub
+configure
+depcomp
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+m4/libtool.m4
+m4/ltoptions.m4
+m4/ltsugar.m4
+m4/ltversion.m4
+m4/lt~obsolete.m4
+missing
+stamp-h1
+
+# editor temporaries
+*~
+
+# generated files from building
+.libs/
+*.o
+*.lo
+*.la
+broker_ctl
+expire_tiles
+proto/tile.pb.cc
+proto/tile.pb.h
+tile_broker
+tile_handler
+tile_submitter