diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e0aef82..686e5a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-/build
+/build/**
+!/build/.gitignore
 /ChangeLog
 /AUTHORS
 ### ArchLinuxPackages template
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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index e69de29..0000000