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+Build
+Build.bat
+/build/
+deps/build
+MYMETA.json
+MYMETA.yml
+_build
+blib
+xs/buildtmp
+*.o
+*.log
+MANIFEST.bak
+xs/MANIFEST.bak
+xs/assertlib*
+.init_bundle.ini
+.vs/*
+local-lib
+/src/TAGS
+/.vscode/
+build-linux/*
+deps/build-linux/*
+**/.DS_Store
+install_*
+build_*/
+SVG