diff --git a/lib/.gitignore b/lib/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3dba4a72b5afecfac7475f19b0bf93cae34c2de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/.gitignore
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+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+
+*.swp