diff --git a/build-helpers/.gitignore b/build-helpers/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fef83014eecb14936006b90afc65595dd7d30b77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-helpers/.gitignore
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+loopy-*-20[0-9][0-9]*