Which RoboHelp 9 files belong in source control?

I have a new RoboHelp 9 project. All source is in FrameMaker 10. Only layout I'm using is Printed Documentation.
I'd like to check the RoboHelp 9 project files into source control (cvs). I don't want to waste space by checking in generated files.
Which files besides the .xpj and the .dot file do I need to include?

if it is your RoboHelp source that you want added to source control see this thread for the answer:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/200551
If you generate your output to the default location (e.g. <project>\!SSL!\Printed Documentation) you'll want to exclude that also.
However if you are linking your FrameMaker files, these are your real source so maybe these should be added to source control rather than your RH project.

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