-/*.elc
-/*.tar.gz
-/*~
-/COPYING
-/INSTALL
-/Makefile
-/Makefile.in
-/README
-/aclocal.m4
-/autom4te.cache
-/config.log
-/config.status
-/configure
-/elc-stamp
-/elc-temp
-/install-sh
-/missing
+*.elc
+*.orig
+*~
+\#*\#
+ChangeLog
+core
+packages/*/*-autoloads.el
+packages/*/*-pkg.el
+
+# External packages with their own .git tree.
+packages/auctex
+packages/chess
+packages/dismal
+packages/ergoemacs-mode
+packages/pabbrev
+packages/rudel
+packages/w3