The .gitignore file in the 2.6.26-rc5-mm3 tar ball is incomplete, it

causes many important files to not get added to a git repo. The

patches below fix the issue (sorry they are not all in one diff, it

took me a few try to figure out all the files needed):
diff --git a/f07e4d701ff1fa13f98c21d875f252dc13fa2a42:.gitignore

b/83ad1010c278a37bcd901dde0f7d2b6981f64f6a:.gitignore

index d24ad506e799a5740d19913a333fc9d64261d9c7..9bb1cb6d825d540bc92dfe5c34343438b860b009

100644

--- a/f07e4d701ff1fa13f98c21d875f252dc13fa2a42:.gitignore

+++ b/83ad1010c278a37bcd901dde0f7d2b6981f64f6a:.gitignore

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ tags

 TAGS

 vmlinux*

 !vmlinux.lds.S

+!vmlinux.lds.h

 System.map

 Module.markers

 Module.symvers
diff --git a/5ec607502ef909acab4ebe886097523ab4e4e3f5:.gitignore

b/118a64bfe9c4db302820b83a03cc0388f5d620e5:.gitignore

index 9bb1cb6d825d540bc92dfe5c34343438b860b009..71379c18ff4218ba56fd95baf30ac079590ac587

100644

--- a/5ec607502ef909acab4ebe886097523ab4e4e3f5:.gitignore

+++ b/118a64bfe9c4db302820b83a03cc0388f5d620e5:.gitignore

@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@

 #

 # Top-level generic files

 #

+!.mailmap

 tags

 TAGS

 vmlinux*

 !vmlinux.lds.S

 !vmlinux.lds.h

+!vmlinux_32.lds.S

+!vmlinux_64.lds.S

+!vmlinux.scr

 System.map

 Module.markers

 Module.symvers
diff --git a/118a64bfe9c4db302820b83a03cc0388f5d620e5:.gitignore

b/20c660fa39c48b936c3268dbdf179ff84dbbe365:.gitignore

index 71379c18ff4218ba56fd95baf30ac079590ac587..c50ecc6f3c223b51b856c96009f1b9b6539e163d

100644

--- a/118a64bfe9c4db302820b83a03cc0388f5d620e5:.gitignore

+++ b/20c660fa39c48b936c3268dbdf179ff84dbbe365:.gitignore

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ System.map

 Module.markers

 Module.symvers

 !.gitignore

+!*.lds
 #

 # Generated include files

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On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:10:11 -0400
Check v2.6.26-rc7, I submitted a patch a few days ago and it's already
I'd suggest finding a nice regexp/wildcard to unmask these or to fix

the "vmlinux*" line (likely better). Running 'find . -name vmlinux\*'

shows a few more things that may be prone to exclusion to that rule and

shouldn't.
I already feel bad I didn't fix this more thoroughly when I had the

chance :-). Then again, I stumbled on this while working on another

project and I didn't feel like dwelling on other problems. Go ahead and

save the day :P.
	Cheers,

	Eduard

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