Minor updates to top-level dot files (#463)

* Make .gitignore more thorough

This expands the files that are ignored to include more common temporary
and editor files.

* Add makefile & .rst rules to .editorconfig & streamline

* Apply suggestion from @pavoljuhas

Co-authored-by: Pavol Juhas <pavol.juhas@gmail.com>

* Apply suggestion from @pavoljuhas

Co-authored-by: Pavol Juhas <pavol.juhas@gmail.com>

* Remove pattern for executables

As Pavol pointed out, this repo doesn't have such files.

* Apply suggestion from @pavoljuhas

Co-authored-by: Pavol Juhas <pavol.juhas@gmail.com>

* Remove indent_size = 4 for makefiles.

* Remove rest of C/C++ patterns

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Co-authored-by: Pavol Juhas <pavol.juhas@gmail.com>

Author: mhucka

.editorconfig

@@ -12,17 +12,13 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-# Common editor configurations for this project.
-#
-# EditorConfig is a file format for specifying some common style parameters.
-# Many IDEs & editors read .editorconfig files, either natively or via plugins.
-# We mostly follow Google's style guides (https://google.github.io/styleguide/)
-# with only a few deviations for line length and indentation in some files.
-# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
 root = true
 
+# We mostly follow Google style guides (https://google.github.io/styleguide/)
+# with only a few deviations for line length and indentation in some files.
+
+# IMPORTANT: some of the other config files (.clang-format, etc.) also have
+# the same settings and need to be updated if changes are made to this file.
 [*]
 charset = utf-8
 indent_style = space
@@ -31,18 +27,20 @@ spelling_language = en-US
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 max_line_length = 100
 
+[{Makefile,makefile}]
+indent_style = tab
+
 [*.json]
-# Not stated explicitly in Google's guidelines, but the examples use 2.
 indent_size = 2
 
 [*.py]
-# Google style guidelines use 4.
 indent_size = 4
 
+[*.rst]
+indent_size = 3
+
 [*.sh]
-# Google style guidelines use 2.
 indent_size = 4
 
 [{*.yaml,*.yml}]
-# Google doesn't have style guidelines for YAML. Most people use indent = 2.
 indent_size = 2

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -12,47 +12,73 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# ignore compiled python files
-__pycache__
-*.pyc
+# Summary: specifies files & dirs that git shouldn't track.
 
-# ignore idea SDK
-.idea/*
+# Bazel files.
+/bazel-*
 
-# ignore cache
-.cache/*
-.mypy_cache/*
-.pytest_cache/*
+# Jupyter-specific items.
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+ipython_config.py
+jupyter_kernel.lock
 
-# ignore coverage files
-*.py,cover
+# Python-related items.
+*$py.class
+*.cover
 *.coverage
 *.coverage.*
-
-# packaging
+*.egg
 *.egg-info/
+*.py,cover
+*.py[cod]
+*.whl
+.cache/
+.dmypy.json
+.mypy_cache/
+.nox/
+.pytest_cache/
+.python-version
+.pytype/
+.ruff_cache/
+.tox/
+__pycache__/
+build/
+coverage.xml
+dist/
+dmypy.json
+poetry.lock
+sdist/
+venv/
+wheelhouse/
 
-# Sphinx
-_build
-docs/generated
-
-# swap files
-*.swp
-
-# Mac only
-.DS_Store
+# Don't commit local PyPI config files.
+.pypirc
 
-# From pytest-benchmark
+# From pytest-benchmark.
 *.benchmarks/
 
-# Ignore generated Jupyter files
-*.ipynb_checkpoints/
+# Default pycharm virtual env.
+.venv/
 
-# Ignore Bazel files
-/bazel-*
+# macOS directory metadata files.
+*.DS_Store
 
-# Default pycharm virtual env
-.venv/
+# Common editor backup files and temp files.
+**/*.iml
+*.bak
+*.log
+*.swp
+*.tmp
+*~
+.\#*
+.idea/
+.vs
+.vscode/
+\#*\#
+
+# Sphinx.
+_build
+docs/generated
 
 # Ignore file generated by dev_tools/write-ci-requirements.py
 ci-requirements.txt