diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
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-syntax: glob
-*.gmo
-*.in
-*.la
-*.lo
-*.m4
-*.pyc
-*.pyo
-*.o
-*.Plo
-*~
-autom4te.cache
-data/defs.py
-data/gajim.desktop
-libtool
-po/.intltool-merge-cache
-po/POTFILES
-po/stamp-it
-stamp-h1
-Makefile
-
-syntax: regexp
-^config\.*
-^config\/
-^src\/\.libs
-^src\/trayicon.c
-^scripts\/gajim.*