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-# Compiled #
-############
-*.com
-*.class
-*.dll
-*.dylib
-*.exe
-*.slo
-*.lo
-*.o
-*.so
-*.lai
-*.la
-*.a
-*.d
-*.vsp
-*.psess
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-# Make #
-########
-config.build
-config.make
-
-# CMake #
-########
-cmake_install.cmake
-cmake_uninstall.cmake
-CMakeFiles
-CMakeCache.txt
-CPackConfig.cmake
-CPackSourceConfig.cmake
-cmake_*
-
-# Packages #
-############
-# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
-# git has its own built in compression methods
-*.7z
-*.dmg
-*.gz
-*.iso
-*.jar
-*.rar
-*.tar
-*.zip
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-# Logs and databases #
-######################
-*.log*
-*.sqlite
-*.db
-test*.txt
-XML/testsuite/rss.xml
-
-# OS generated files #
-######################
-.DS_Store
-.DS_Store?
-._*
-.Spotlight-V100
-.Trashes
-Icon?
-ehthumbs.db
-Thumbs.db
-*~
-
-# VS generated files #
-######################
-*.obj
-*.exe
-*.pdb
-*.user
-*.aps
-*.pch
-*.ipch
-*.ncb
-*.suo
-*.sdf
-*.opensdf
-*.opendb
-*.tlb
-*.tlh
-*.ilk
-*.lib
-*.exp
-*.idb
-*.rc
-*.res
-*.manifest
-*.tlog
-*.lastbuildstate
-*.unsuccessfulbuild
-release_shared/
-debug_shared/
-release_static/
-debug_static/
-release_static_md/
-debug_static_md/
-release_static_mt/
-debug_static_mt/
-bin/*
-bin64/*
-lib/*
-lib64/*
-pocomsg.h
-*/testsuite/bin/*
-Util/testsuite/TestConfiguration/
-
-# Eclipse generated files #
-######################
-.project
-.cproject
-.settings
-cmake-build/
-
-# Temporary files #
-###################
-*.bak
-CodeGeneration
-RemotingNG
-XSD
-stage/
-releases/
-Zip/testsuite/data*.bin
-Foundation/testsuite/globtest/
-TestConfiguration/
-
-# openssl binaries #
-####################
-openssl/packages/
-
-!openssl/Ionic/zip-v1.9/Release/*.dll
-!openssl/Ionic/zlib-v1.9/Release/*.dll
-
-!openssl/win32/bin/debug/*.dll
-!openssl/win32/bin/debug/*.lib
-!openssl/win32/bin/release/*.dll
-!openssl/win32/bin/release/*.lib
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-!openssl/win64/bin/debug/*.dll
-!openssl/win64/bin/debug/*.lib
-!openssl/win64/bin/release/*.dll
-!openssl/win64/bin/release/*.lib
-
-!openssl/win32/lib/debug/*.lib
-!openssl/win32/lib/debug/*.pdb
-!openssl/win32/lib/release/*.lib
-
-!openssl/win64/lib/debug/*.lib
-!openssl/win64/lib/debug/*.pdb
-!openssl/win64/lib/release/*.lib
-
-/Debug