diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
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+# Binaries
+\.dll$
+\.exe$
+\.so$
+
+# Files generated by Visual Studio
+\.aps$
+\.ncb$
+\.sdf$
+\.suo$
+\.user$
+
+# Build directories
+/Debug.*
+/Release.*
+/JITDebug.*
+/JITRelease.*
+
+# Files generated by Mac OS X Finder
+(^|/)\.DS_Store$
+
+# Files generated by Windows Explorer
+(^|/)Desktop\.ini$
+(^|/)Thumbs\.db$