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+
+# /
+/Makefile
+/Makefile.in
+/config.*
+/configure
+/dependencies.m4
+/aclocal.m4
+/autom4te.cache
+/depcomp
+/install-sh
+/missing
+/mkinstalldirs
+/libtool
+/dune.pc
+/semantic.cache
+/stamp-h1
+/html
+/.deps
+/.libs
+/am
+/linelast
+/nonlinelast
+
+# /dune/
+/dune/Makefile.in
+/dune/Makefile
+
+# /dune/elasticity/
+/dune/elasticity/Makefile.in
+/dune/elasticity/Makefile
+/dune/elasticity/semantic.cache
+
+# /dune/elasticity/assemblers/
+/dune/elasticity/assemblers/Makefile
+/dune/elasticity/assemblers/Makefile.in
+
+# /dune/elasticity/common/
+/dune/elasticity/common/Makefile
+/dune/elasticity/common/Makefile.in
+
+# /dune/elasticity/estimators/
+/dune/elasticity/estimators/Makefile
+/dune/elasticity/estimators/Makefile.in
+
+# /dune/elasticity/materials/
+/dune/elasticity/materials/Makefile
+/dune/elasticity/materials/Makefile.in
+
+# /m4/
+/m4/Makefile.in
+/m4/Makefile
+
+# /test/
+/test/.deps
+/test/.libs
+/test/Makefile
+/test/Makefile.in
+/test/semantic.cache