diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+aclocal.m4
+autom4te*
+config.cache
+config.log
+config.status
+libtool
+Makefile
+Makefile.rules
+sdl2-config
+sdl2-config.cmake
+sdl2-config-version.cmake
+sdl2.pc
+SDL2.spec
+build
+gen
+Build
+buildbot
+
+*.so
+*.so.*
+*.dll
+*.exe
+*.o
+*.obj
+*.lib
+*.a
+*.la
+*.dSYM
+*,e1f
+*,ff8
+*.lnk
+*.err
+*.exp
+*.map
+*.orig
+*~
+*.swp
+*.tmp
+*.rej
+
+# for CMake
+CMakeFiles/
+CMakeCache.txt
+cmake_install.cmake
+cmake_uninstall.cmake
+SDL2ConfigVersion.cmake
+.ninja_*
+*.ninja
+
+# for CLion
+.idea
+cmake-build-*
+
+# for Xcode
+*.mode1*
+*.perspective*
+*.pbxuser
+(^|/)build($|/)
+.DS_Store
+xcuserdata
+*.xcworkspace
+
+# for Visual C++
+.vs
+Debug
+Release
+*.user
+*.ncb
+*.suo
+*.sdf
+VisualC/tests/loopwave/sample.wav
+VisualC/tests/testautomation/CompareSurfaces0001_Reference.bmp
+VisualC/tests/testautomation/CompareSurfaces0001_TestOutput.bmp
+VisualC/tests/testgamecontroller/axis.bmp
+VisualC/tests/testgamecontroller/button.bmp
+VisualC/tests/testgamecontroller/controllermap.bmp
+VisualC/tests/testoverlay2/moose.dat
+VisualC/tests/testrendertarget/icon.bmp
+VisualC/tests/testrendertarget/sample.bmp
+VisualC/tests/testscale/icon.bmp
+VisualC/tests/testscale/sample.bmp
+VisualC/tests/testsprite2/icon.bmp
+VisualC/visualtest/icon.bmp
+VisualC/visualtest/testquit.actions
+VisualC/visualtest/testquit.config
+VisualC/visualtest/testquit.exe
+VisualC/visualtest/testquit.parameters
+VisualC/visualtest/testsprite2.exe
+VisualC/visualtest/testsprite2_sample.actions
+VisualC/visualtest/testsprite2_sample.config
+VisualC/visualtest/testsprite2_sample.parameters
+
+# for Android
+android-project/local.properties
+
+test/checkkeys
+test/controllermap
+test/loopwave
+test/loopwavequeue
+test/testatomic
+test/testaudiocapture
+test/testaudiohotplug
+test/testaudioinfo
+test/testautomation
+test/testbounds
+test/testcustomcursor
+test/testdisplayinfo
+test/testdraw2
+test/testdrawchessboard
+test/testdropfile
+test/testerror
+test/testevdev
+test/testfile
+test/testfilesystem
+test/testgamecontroller
+test/testgesture
+test/testgl2
+test/testgles
+test/testgles2
+test/testhaptic
+test/testhittesting
+test/testhotplug
+test/testiconv
+test/testime
+test/testintersections
+test/testjoystick
+test/testkeys
+test/testloadso
+test/testlocale
+test/testlock
+test/testmessage
+test/testmultiaudio
+test/testnative
+test/testoverlay2
+test/testplatform
+test/testpower
+test/testqsort
+test/testrelative
+test/testrendercopyex
+test/testrendertarget
+test/testresample
+test/testrumble
+test/testscale
+test/testsem
+test/testsensor
+test/testshader
+test/testshape
+test/testsprite2
+test/testspriteminimal
+test/teststreaming
+test/testthread
+test/testtimer
+test/testurl
+test/testver
+test/testviewport
+test/testvulkan
+test/testwm2
+test/testyuv
+test/torturethread
+
+builddir/
+debian/*.debhelper.log
+debian/*.substvars
+debian/*.tar.gz
+debian/.debhelper/
+debian/files
+debian/libsdl*/
+debian/tmp/