diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
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+syntax: glob
+build
+
+syntax: regexp
+^adempiere$
+^base/Base\.jar$
+^extend/Extend\.jar$
+^install/lib$
+^install/CInstall\.jar$
+^JasperReports/needed$
+^JasperReports/CompiereJasper\.jar$
+^JasperReports/CompiereJasperReqs\.jar$
+^JasperReportsWebApp/webApp\.ear$
+^JasperReportsWebApp/webApp\.war$
+^JasperReportsWebApp/webAppEJB\.jar$
+^JasperReportsWebApp/webEJB-client\.jar$
+^lib/Adempiere\.jar$
+^lib/adempiereApps\.jar$
+^lib/adempiereApps\.war$
+^lib/adempiereApps\.xml$
+^lib/adempiereRoot\.jar$
+^lib/adempiereRoot\.xml$
+^lib/adempiereRootBase\.war$
+^lib/adempiereWebCM\.xml$
+^lib/adempiereWebCMbase\.war$
+^lib/adempiereWebStore\.war$
+^lib/adempiereWebStore\.xml$
+^lib/CCTools\.jar$
+^lib/CompiereJasperReqs\.jar$
+^lib/CSTools\.jar$
+^lib/glassfish\.jar$
+^lib/jboss\.jar$
+^lib/oracle\.jar$
+^lib/posterita\.jar$
+^lib/posterita\.war$
+^lib/posteritaPatches\.jar$
+^lib/postgresql\.jar$
+^lib/webui\.war$
+^packages/liberoMFG\.jar$
+^posterita/posterita/dist$
+^posterita/posterita/web/WEB-INF/classes$
+^sqlj/sqlj\.jar$
+^webCM/deploy$
+^zkwebui/dist$
+^zkwebui/WEB-INF/classes$