diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f8f28ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
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+# top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
+# Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+
+[Makefile]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.{cmake,make}]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.am]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 4
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 00000000..d1638636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+build/
\ No newline at end of file