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+# .gitignore for IVAS public collaboration Git repository
+
+# Compiler output Unix
+IVAS_cod
+IVAS_dec
+IVAS_rend
+ISAR_post_rend
+ambi_converter
+obj/
+*.a
+*.o
+*.P
+
+# default CMake
+build*/**/*
+
+# Compiler output VS2017
+IVAS_cod.exe
+IVAS_dec.exe
+IVAS_rend.exe
+ISAR_post_rend.exe
+ambi_converter.exe
+*.user
+.vs/
+Debug_*/
+Release_*/
+*.obj
+*.pdb
+
+# Standalone TD object renderer
+scripts/td_object_renderer/object_renderer_standalone/renderer_standalone
+scripts/td_object_renderer/object_renderer_standalone/renderer_standalone.exe
+
+# General/scripts
+.DS_Store
+.vscode
+.cache
+.idea
+*.log
+*.bak
+.\#*
+scripts/c-code_instrument/
+scripts/ifdef_instrument.list
+scripts/ref/
+scripts/test/
+scripts/out/
+scripts/self_test_summary.txt
+scripts/cppp/
+binary/
+tests/**/[c|d]ut
+tests/**/ref
+tests/*/testv
+tests/hrtf_binary_loading/bitstream/*
+tests/hrtf_binary_loading/dec_out_*/*
+scripts/testv/*_cut*.pcm
+scripts/testv/*_cut*.wav
+scripts/testv/stvOMASA_*.met
+scripts/testv/stvOMASA_*.csv
+scripts/testv/stvOMASA_2ISM_1MASA1TC48c.wav
+scripts/testv/stvOMASA_3ISM_1MASA1TC48c.wav
+scripts/testv/stvO*
+# default reference binary name
+IVAS_cod_ref*
+IVAS_dec_ref*
+IVAS_rend_ref*
+ISAR_post_rend_ref*
+
+# Python files that pop up when running scripts
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# history
+.history/
+
+#externals
+Externals/
+
+# coan output files that are created when cleaning out switches
+coan_out_*
+
+# Additional ignored locations for the BASOP repo
+/ci
+/scripts
+/tests
+/pytest.ini