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+.deps/
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+bgpq4
+compat/.deps/
+compat/.libs/
+compat/Makefile
+compat/Makefile.in
+compat/libcompat.la
+compat/strlcpy.lo
+compat/strlcpy.o
+compile
+config.guess
+config.log
+config.status
+config.sub
+configure
+depcomp
+expander.o
+include/Makefile
+include/Makefile.in
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+m4/
+main.o
+missing
+printer.o
+sx_prefix.o
+sx_report.o
+sx_slentry.o