diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 08e456b5..3054fb5d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,3 +29,12 @@ timing.exe
 # ignore VS intermediate and program database files
 *.idb
 *.pdb
+
+# oops ;) but we don't want them to appear in the repository...
+*.stackdump
+
+# misc
+*.rej
+*.patch
+*.diff
+*.orig