diff --git a/ompi/mca/fbtl/pvfs2/.ompi_ignore b/ompi/mca/fbtl/pvfs2/.ompi_ignore
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diff --git a/ompi/mca/fbtl/pvfs2/.ompi_unignore b/ompi/mca/fbtl/pvfs2/.ompi_unignore
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--- a/ompi/mca/fbtl/pvfs2/.ompi_unignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-gabriel
diff --git a/ompi/mca/fs/pvfs2/.ompi_ignore b/ompi/mca/fs/pvfs2/.ompi_ignore
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diff --git a/ompi/mca/fs/pvfs2/.ompi_unignore b/ompi/mca/fs/pvfs2/.ompi_unignore
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index debe198de7..0000000000
--- a/ompi/mca/fs/pvfs2/.ompi_unignore
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-gabriel