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+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+configure
+depcomp
+config.*
+lighttpd.spec
+mkinstalldirs
+distribute.sh
+autom4te.cache
+libtool
+missing
+aclocal.m4
+install-sh
+compile
+ltmain.sh
+stamp-h1