.so files not being ignored

[dsberry]

git status keeps going on about untracked .so files (e.g. in cfitsio).

[dsb@lurga cfitsio]$ git status
# Not currently on any branch.
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#       libcfitsio.so.1
#       libcfitsio.so.1.3.35
nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

The .gitignore file contains:

# Build files
*.o
*.a
*.so
*.dylib
*.cache/

should it not also include

*.so.*

????

[dsberry]

Arg - so I need to master formatting of text in git issues ...

[timj]

Yes, the .gitignore file should be updated.

It's in Markdown format and hash characters are subsection headings. I've reformatted it for you.