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+# Build outputs
+build/
+cmake-build-*/
+CMakeFiles/
+CMakeCache.txt
+cmake_install.cmake
+Makefile
+compile_commands.json
+Testing/
+TactileIpc3D_autogen/
+*.ninja
+*.ninja_deps
+*.ninja_log
+
+# Qt generated files
+*.moc
+moc_*.cpp
+qrc_*.cpp
+ui_*.h
+.qmake.stash
+**/.qt/
+*.qmlc
+*.jsc
+qmlcache_loader.cpp
+
+# Binaries
+*.exe
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+*.a
+*.lib
+*.o
+*.obj
+*.lo
+*.ilk
+*.pdb
+*.exp
+*.idb
+
+# IDE and tooling
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+.cache/
+*.user
+*.user.*
+*.pro.user*
+CMakeLists.txt.user
+
+# OS and editor
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+*.swp
+*~