diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..412e037a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hgignore
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+syntax: glob
+qrc_*cxx
+*.orig
+*.pyc
+*.diff
+diff
+*.save
+*.old
+*.gmo
+*.qm
+core
+core.*
+*.bak
+*~
+build
+*.moc.*
+*.moc
+ui_*
+CMakeCache.txt
+tags
+.*.swp
+activity.png
+gmon.out