diff --git a/m4/.gitignore b/m4/.gitignore
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+codeset.m4
+gettext.m4
+glibc21.m4
+iconv.m4
+intdiv0.m4
+inttypes-pri.m4
+inttypes.m4
+inttypes_h.m4
+isc-posix.m4
+lcmessage.m4
+lib-ld.m4
+lib-link.m4
+lib-prefix.m4
+progtest.m4
+stdint_h.m4
+uintmax_t.m4