diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..eb788a2d13785648faf9e76d654c628f85a38220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Specific generated files
+GNUmakefile
+dist-install/
+ghc.mk