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+**/Makefile
+Makefile.incl
+config.log
+config.status
+bin/
+lib/
+nls/
+obj/
+CMakeCache.txt
+**/cmake_install.cmake
+**/CTestTestfile.cmake
+**/CMakeFiles/
+xalan-c.pc
+src/xalanc/NLS/gen/
+src/xalanc/NLS/include/
+src/xalanc/Xalan
+**/libxalan-c*
+**/libxalanMsg*
+src/xalanc/PlatformSupport/LocalMsgIndex.hpp
+src/xalanc/Utils/MsgCreator/MsgCreator
+src/xalanc/XalanCConfig.cmake
+src/xalanc/XalanCConfigVersion.cmake