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+### Meson ###
+# subproject directories
+/subprojects/*
+!/subprojects/*.wrap
+!/subprojects/packagefiles
+
+# Meson Directories
+meson-logs
+meson-private
+
+# Meson Files
+meson_benchmark_setup.dat
+meson_test_setup.dat
+sanitycheckcpp.cc     # C++ specific
+sanitycheckcpp.exe    # C++ specific
+
+# Ninja
+build.ninja
+.ninja_deps
+.ninja_logs
+# Misc
+compile_commands.json
+
+build*/*