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+autom4te.cache
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+clutter.pc
+.deps
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+clutter/clutter-marshal.[ch]
+clutter/clutter-version.h
+clutter/stamp-*
+cogl-defines.h
+config.*
+configure
+depcomp
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+doc/reference/clutter-*.txt
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+doc/reference/version.xml
+gtk-doc.make
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+missing
+stamp-h1
+tests/*.o
+tests/test-actors
+tests/test-behave
+tests/test-boxes
+tests/test-depth
+tests/test-effects
+tests/test-entry
+tests/test-events
+tests/test-fbo
+tests/test-fullscreen
+tests/test-grab
+tests/test-model
+tests/test-multistage
+tests/test-offscreen
+tests/test-opacity
+tests/test-perspective
+tests/test-project
+tests/test-rotate
+tests/test-scale
+tests/test-score
+tests/test-script
+tests/test-shader
+tests/test-text
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+tests/test-threads
+tests/test-timeline
+tests/test-timeline-dup-frames
+tests/test-timeline-interpolate
+tests/test-timeline-rewind
+tests/test-timeline-smoothness
+tests/test-unproject
+tests/test-viewport