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+INSTALL
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+config.h
+config.h.in
+config.log
+config.status
+configure
+depcomp
+install-sh
+missing
+src/*.lo
+src/*.o
+src/.deps/
+src/Makefile
+src/Makefile.in
+src/mfoc
+stamp-h1
+