diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 7b8a7be9f83a..d80fb3570f9d 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ indent_size = 4
 [std/**.sol]
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
+
+[*.{txt,cmake}]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 4
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 62ddd1af001c..bbdf9d68dbe9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ prerelease.txt
 
 # Build directory
 build/
+build*/
 emscripten_build/
 docs/_build
 docs/utils/__pycache__
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ deps/cache
 [._]*.sw[a-p]
 [._]sw[a-p]
 
+# emacs stuff
+*~
+
 # IDE files
 .idea
 .vscode
@@ -53,3 +57,6 @@ CMakeLists.txt.user
 /.vs
 /.cproject
 /.project
+
+# place to put local temporary files
+tmp