diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/builddir
+/pdf-simple-sign.cflags
+/pdf-simple-sign.config
+/pdf-simple-sign.creator
+/pdf-simple-sign.creator.user
+/pdf-simple-sign.cxxflags
+/pdf-simple-sign.files
+/pdf-simple-sign.includes