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authorRalf Jung <post@ralfj.de>2019-10-21 10:36:49 +0200
committerRalf Jung <post@ralfj.de>2019-10-21 18:05:48 +0200
commitebc9a1ab10ff813664778e572eaeef4a9c6fcf4f (patch)
tree07399d5309ce09ac4f697551ee3c023099eac4a7 /.gitignore
parent55b787e675e26a3b0e7513ec17936210abc42fa1 (diff)
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 81a472451d7..487867c375d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-# This file should only ignore things that are generated during a build,
-# generated by common IDEs, and optional files controlled by the user
-# that affect the build (such as config.toml).
+# This file should only ignore things that are generated during a `x.py` build,
+# generated by common IDEs, and optional files controlled by the user that
+# affect the build (such as config.toml).
+# In particular, things like `mir_dump` should not be listed here; they are only
+# created during manual debugging and many people like to clean up instead of
+# having git ignore such leftovers. You can use `.git/info/exclude` to
+# configure your local ignore list.
# FIXME: This needs cleanup.
*~
.#*
@@ -52,3 +56,4 @@ config.stamp
Session.vim
.cargo
no_llvm_build
+# Before adding new lines, see the comment at the top.