diff --git a/Geant4/G4FR/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4FR/doc/release.notes
index f48cbe73a1780d27dea1724e486052a024af0125..29dcb0f5a8cde611cbb31ac4ef7b6dd42d71799f 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4FR/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4FR/doc/release.notes
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 ! Purpose     : Build of Fukui Renderer
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !========================== G4FR v4r4 2011-04-12 =============================
 ! 2011-04-12 - Gloria Corti
  - Introduce use of pattern to switch off building this package on winxp
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@
 
 !========================== G4FR v4r2 2008-09-30 =============================
 ! 2008-09-30 - Gloria CORTI
- - requirements - Take DAWN and DAVID from the $LCG_external area (latest 
+ - requirements - Take DAWN and DAVID from the $LCG_external area (latest
    versions) rather then obsolete $SITEROOT/sw/contrib
 
 !========================== G4FR v4r1 2004-08-10 ========================
diff --git a/Geant4/G4GDML/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4GDML/doc/release.notes
index 9818b0c0b5ad989f495a272bde2017052be02aee..8afec491c527cad472e580ddac547ed5a000eb53 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4GDML/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4GDML/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4GDML
-! Responsible :  
+! Responsible :
 ! Purpose     : Package holding the GDML code
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 ! ======================= G4GDML v2r0 2015-03-06 ========================
 
 ! 2015-03-06 - Nigel Watsoncic
diff --git a/Geant4/G4LHCblists/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4LHCblists/doc/release.notes
index 9eea2a83135d2e99c5bc9998b38890427da16298..023b2c237684e62ed4e37b5b9ec3459ee0243b5c 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4LHCblists/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4LHCblists/doc/release.notes
@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@
 ! Purpose     : Private LHCb physics lists
 !----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================== G4LHCblists v3r2 2015-04-30 ========================
 ! 2015-04-30 - Timothy Williams
-        - Replaced G4EmStandardPhysics_option1NoApplyCuts.cc and .hh with v9.6.p04 
-of G4EmStandardPhysics_option1.cc and .hh but with the EmProcessOption of "SetApplyCuts" 
-removed.  Previous version was v9.4 of G4EmStandardPhysics_option1.cc with "SetApplyCuts" removed. 
+        - Replaced G4EmStandardPhysics_option1NoApplyCuts.cc and .hh with v9.6.p04
+of G4EmStandardPhysics_option1.cc and .hh but with the EmProcessOption of "SetApplyCuts"
+removed.  Previous version was v9.4 of G4EmStandardPhysics_option1.cc with "SetApplyCuts" removed.
 
 !======================== G4LHCblists v3r1 2015-03-07 ========================
 ! 2015-03-07 - Timothy Williams
-	- Modified G4EmStandardPhysics_option1NoApplyCuts.cc to use UrbanMsc93 and 
+	- Modified G4EmStandardPhysics_option1NoApplyCuts.cc to use UrbanMsc93 and
 	WentzelVI models for multiple scattering as suggested by V.Ivanchenko.
 
 !======================== G4LHCblists v3r0 2013-09-16 ========================
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ removed.  Previous version was v9.4 of G4EmStandardPhysics_option1.cc with "SetA
 
 !======================== G4LHCblists v2r2 2011-10-03 ========================
 ! 2011-10-03 - Gloria Corti
- - Add new list with suggestion from Matt Reid for improvement of Multiple 
+ - Add new list with suggestion from Matt Reid for improvement of Multiple
    scattering. It has the same options as the LHCb list.
    . G4EmStandardPhysics_LHCbTest.{hh,cc}
 
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ removed.  Previous version was v9.4 of G4EmStandardPhysics_option1.cc with "SetA
 
 !======================== G4LHCblists v2r0 2011-07-13 ========================
 ! 2011-07-13 - Gloria Corti
- - Fix renaming in G4EmStandardPhysics_option1NoApplyCuts.cc 
+ - Fix renaming in G4EmStandardPhysics_option1NoApplyCuts.cc
 
 ! 2011-07-12 - Gloria Corti
  - Remove old physics list, that are obsolete.
@@ -51,4 +54,4 @@ removed.  Previous version was v9.4 of G4EmStandardPhysics_option1.cc with "SetA
  - New package to hold private LHCb physics lists. It has the QGSP_BERT_HP
    list provided by H-P Wellish for low energy neutron studies
 
-!=============================================================================
\ No newline at end of file
+!=============================================================================
diff --git a/Geant4/G4OpenGL/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4OpenGL/doc/release.notes
index 9c1c79f4914dc42cf2f4201d800c2672f6a4060d..3b7b42a9635434cb25a6088012b4afd2e765ad1b 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4OpenGL/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4OpenGL/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4OpenGL
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================== G4OpenGL v4r4 2011-06-17 ===========================
 ! 2011-06-17 - Gloria Corti
  - Use new G4external package needed for resolving class G4OpenGL2PSAction at
diff --git a/Geant4/G4RayTracer/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4RayTracer/doc/release.notes
index 8ad116a0cbdb445019c10c6c219dcf3c703488e8..332b9735fbcc9ea90b83ad7823a9643fabbc383c 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4RayTracer/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4RayTracer/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4RayTracer
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================== G4RayTRacer v5r1 2011-07-14 ========================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4Tree/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4Tree/doc/release.notes
index f2f47f1c9653cfa2d9af3c3977acc7a3d81e3520..6c39a6f318b1ef948e291d828b015476026c35b0 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4Tree/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4Tree/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4Tree
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia 	MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !========================== G4Tree v4r1p1 2011-07-14 =========================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4UIGAG/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4UIGAG/doc/release.notes
index 8bc706d884207159de8b317c356b862678ac794b..d5f5b2a3fc86b2e433b42fd1d1beb475d30e2a1c 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4UIGAG/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4UIGAG/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4UIGAG
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !========================== G4UIGAG v4r3 2015-03-02 ==========================
 ! 20154-03-06 - Nigel Watson
  - For release with 9.6 G4
diff --git a/Geant4/G4UIbasic/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4UIbasic/doc/release.notes
index aac8478dfc96dc33c3ebfc079bd8075f15ee43ac..e2d29a6ff8f3984d9c6d333620eef24f6dbf88cd 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4UIbasic/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4UIbasic/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4UIbasic
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !========================== G4UIbasic v4r4 2015-03-06 ========================
 ! 2015-03-06 - Nigel Watson
  - tagged for release with G4 9.6
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@
 
 !========================== G4UIbasic v4r1 2008-06-25 ========================
 ! 2008-06-17 - Gloria CORTI
- - Add use of G4run required to solve undefined reference to 
+ - Add use of G4run required to solve undefined reference to
    `G4RunManager::GetRunManager()' with Geant4 v90r2 (9.0.p02)
 
 !========================== G4UIbasic v4r0 2003-11-03 ========================
diff --git a/Geant4/G4UIcommon/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4UIcommon/doc/release.notes
index 6b941d7237a2e2d76046ffc46d9aa3ead8d4717a..517f1db376af0815186c1cabbe53677fc9424df8 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4UIcommon/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4UIcommon/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4UIcommon
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================== G4UIcommon v5r3 2011-04-12 =========================
 ! 2011-04-12 - Gloria Corti
  - Introduce use of pattern to switch off building this package on MacOS
@@ -14,12 +17,12 @@
 
 !======================== G4UIcommon v5r1 2007-07-04 =========================
 ! 2007-07-04 - Gloria Corti
- - requirements - redefine X_linkopts for amd64 
+ - requirements - redefine X_linkopts for amd64
 
 !=========================== G4UIcommon v5r0 =================================
 ! 2004-07-07 - Florence RANJARD
- - requirements - on WIN32 append "gdi32.lib user32.lib" to 
-                  G4UIcommon_shlibflags 
+ - requirements - on WIN32 append "gdi32.lib user32.lib" to
+                  G4UIcommon_shlibflags
 
 !========================== G4UIcommon v4r0 2003-11-03 ========================
 ! 2003-11-03 - Florence RANJARD
diff --git a/Geant4/G4VRML/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4VRML/doc/release.notes
index 62b3889d756881171cc5ecba9a596524d9369017..949ca01cdc4382e69263126dc41fe689b1485ffa 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4VRML/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4VRML/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4VRML
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !============================ G4VRML v4r2 2011-04-12 =========================
 ! 2011-04-12 - Gloria Corti
  - Introduce use of pattern to switch off building this package on winxp
diff --git a/Geant4/G4analysis/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4analysis/doc/release.notes
index 29c064a1590307db471eb9c14c84eb1734c15162..ba4debffd784bd5715ff27c7da1f649035ecb587 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4analysis/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4analysis/doc/release.notes
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 ! Purpose     : Definition of analysis used in G4examples
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !===================== Geant4/G4analysis v1r0 2014-07-25 =====================
 
 ! 2014-03-06 - James Mccarthy
diff --git a/Geant4/G4config/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4config/doc/release.notes
index 7456d84ef281b50da2b78ff145e14a32eeef67b0..18ad5011d14e0ec1d4829041ec4d6dabd9b3aafd 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4config/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4config/doc/release.notes
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 ! Purpose     : Configuration package for Geant4 build
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Build Geant4 using the sources in https://gitlab.cern.ch/lhcb/Geant4-srcs
+   instead of using official tarballs and patching them.
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 ! 2015-10-13 - Marco Clemencic
  - Fixed build of the selected examples.
 
diff --git a/Geant4/G4digits_hits/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4digits_hits/doc/release.notes
index 48d8099421723bfc28ff850d996d5f0d517dd26e..cf778e17081c5a270250c473762dd8ab0ce8b5fe 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4digits_hits/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4digits_hits/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4digits_hits
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !====================== G4digits_hits v7r1p1 2011-07-14 ======================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4event/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4event/doc/release.notes
index cdb51e274fe3dad05ce6d19bf84ecf6edadec6ae..974cdf594c8c86cfb703bce1c0b34ff88de295aa 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4event/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4event/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4event
 ! Responsible : Florence RANJARD
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !========================= G4event v6r0p1 2011-06-29 =========================
 ! 2011-06-29 - Hubert DEGAUDENZI
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4examples/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4examples/doc/release.notes
index 0200630b102239986f9cb0da48d21e38ec7ebf4e..72273da48b9fec53dab1c530e54bad92568a6b6a 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4examples/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4examples/doc/release.notes
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 ! Responsible : James McCarthy, Luca Pescatore
 ! Purpose     : Examples packages provided my Geant4, used as standalone tests
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !2015-07-29- Tim Williams
 	- Installed scripts to run TestEm3 and TestEm5, can be run with 'Calorimeter_test' and 'MultipleScattering_test' respectively
 	- Removed unused and unnecessary scripts from TestEm3 and TestEm5
@@ -38,12 +42,12 @@
 
 ! 2014-07-16 - Gloria Corti
  - Modified all requirements files to use pattern linker_library instead of
-   appending library to XXX_use_linkopts. This fixes compilation issues on 
+   appending library to XXX_use_linkopts. This fixes compilation issues on
    slc5, see details on https://its.cern.ch/jira/browse/LHCBGAUSS-193
 
 !===================== Geant4/G4examples v4r0 2014-07-11 =====================
 
 ! 2014-03-27 - Nigel Watson
- - Adapted requirements for nightly builds, following Marco Cl.'s 
+ - Adapted requirements for nightly builds, following Marco Cl.'s
    recommendations.
 !=============================================================================
diff --git a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/doc/release.notes
index df8c0c2c9b102d8b6d0096e3549ff209dfc69d4b..63387df7b896819010abdadae4abdfb0d83c4e5f 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/doc/release.notes
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 ! Responsible : Timothy Williams
 ! Purpose     : Standalone Geant4 example used to test EM shower simulation
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+ - Added CMake configuration.
+
 ================================================================================
 ! 2015-05-07 - Timothy Williams
 -Added srcnew diractory to store private source files. These get copied over with copyPatchedsource.py in cmt after sources are copied from LCG area.
diff --git a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm5/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm5/doc/release.notes
index 8ae85762037157ae5947d9623c25684926c8123b..d2ac6987eec3649dc96d0ccf9fe7e2b627f9ca93 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm5/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm5/doc/release.notes
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@
 ! Purpose     : Standalone Geant4 example used to test and validate multiple cattering
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+ - Added CMake configuration.
+
 ! 2015-05-12 - Timothy Williams
  	- First Commit, validation test of multiple scattering. Produces plots of MSc theta_0 parameter as function of energy.
diff --git a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm7/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm7/doc/release.notes
index 12c0251fbcfbe3ad645fe2d0c4abd2fe117682e7..5a0e73b49d3e18a2191c12e9e267154775c7e968 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm7/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm7/doc/release.notes
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 ! Purpose     : Examples packages provided my Geant4, used as standalone tests
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+ - Added CMake configuration.
+
 ! 2014-07-24 - Gloria Corti
  - Modify requirements to remove src and include directory
    otherwise made by cmt and copy is not done since directories exist
diff --git a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm9/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm9/doc/release.notes
index 618f973a5b77eec67cc680909a0d65e11c2915de..7254ec745583d8e508f446e4f53b16a3f30ffe1f 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm9/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm9/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+ - Added CMake configuration.
+
 ! 2014-07-24 - Gloria Corti
  - Modify requirements to remove src and include directory
    otherwise made by cmt and copy is not done since directories exist
diff --git a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/hadronic/G4Hadr00/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/hadronic/G4Hadr00/doc/release.notes
index d15136790a96f1f723457fc35dda9589f8edd12a..0e77f8dcc635f8024692068baeaed468da75946e 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/hadronic/G4Hadr00/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/hadronic/G4Hadr00/doc/release.notes
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 ! Purpose     : Examples packages provided my Geant4, used as standalone tests
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+ - Added CMake configuration.
+
 ! 2015-10-07 - Luca Pescatore
  - Fixed TGraph filling that caused not compiling on v95 versions
 
diff --git a/Geant4/G4externals/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4externals/doc/release.notes
index 0d58b4329190db6607a43bfc28d5bd9221c98b45..40a641bbeeea65be42e12575c627f0b50a01cd6f 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4externals/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4externals/doc/release.notes
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 ! Purpose     : Hold external library for visualization of Geant4
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !========================= G4external v1r0 2011-06-15 ========================
 
 ! 2011-06-15 - Gloria Corti
  - Introduce compilation option -DG4VIS_BUILD_OPENGL_DRIVER needed to resolve
-   class definition. Also linking statemnts to pick up opengl library from 
+   class definition. Also linking statemnts to pick up opengl library from
    Mesa distribution in LCG external area.
 
 ! 2011-06-09 - Gloria Corti
diff --git a/Geant4/G4geometry/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4geometry/doc/release.notes
index de2bbfb06226d4da7dc264bd762002c1ba6dca53..274268f18e6e9d1a000149464e63ecae280e9218 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4geometry/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4geometry/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4geometry
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================= G4geometry v6r2p1 2011-07-14 ========================
 ! 2011-07-14 - Hubert DEGAUDENZI
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4global/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4global/doc/release.notes
index a9c7dbd0a235d0a2a73a0b2a2298f23e2d9e0de5..ccb01e8b693cfb88fe0886551f5bccdd55fc8ce9 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4global/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4global/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4global
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !========================= G4global v5r1p1 2011-07-14 =========================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4graphics_reps/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4graphics_reps/doc/release.notes
index ef5e88a69d1ff20cdb0730305915ceadca726108..c220a618dabf0d6fe3d5c7a6e6839d229400c9aa 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4graphics_reps/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4graphics_reps/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4graphics_reps
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !=================== G4graphics_reps v4r1p1 2011-07-14 =======================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4intercoms/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4intercoms/doc/release.notes
index ccacb17799bbd35f60bbcfd55ef403cd3183c8ec..b6abf071628c90dd41435cae3aab6433b744bf9f 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4intercoms/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4intercoms/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4intercoms
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================= G4intercoms v4r1p1 2011-06-29 =======================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Add ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4materials/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4materials/doc/release.notes
index e707eb86c536bf0b7d667f4144d370ea06ba8bbc..dd50acc4c22ba08aae0905f30673c8a506c31cff 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4materials/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4materials/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4materials
 ! Responsible : Florence RANJARD
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================= G4materials v5r0p1 2011-07-14 =======================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4modeling/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4modeling/doc/release.notes
index 34d69405119e0a00d59a75df75fe51c56e3f7d32..9ca302cf1473f6d4f0067b520c3e208808e22070 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4modeling/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4modeling/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4modeling
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================== G4modeling v4r1p1 2011-07-14 =======================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4parmodels/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4parmodels/doc/release.notes
index fae48cadd8e422e8bb64970e072a8cb22b273441..6a468bbe688d6913e9e8d9f3c4aef2efb61f9e8a 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4parmodels/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4parmodels/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4parmodels
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================= G4parmodels v6r2p1 2011-07-14 =======================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4particles/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4particles/doc/release.notes
index ea1a84b032c6086e1312620f0d9209a6de68734b..6b76cde826f770c2f59db7a04644dac9667b4e3f 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4particles/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4particles/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4particles
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================= G4particles v6r2p1 2011-06-29 =======================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert DeGaudenzi
  - Add ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4physics_lists/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4physics_lists/doc/release.notes
index cfcb2127e364c70cc294aa2c001a208546c0928f..423cc7124ccf8ee7939692fdf72f054ebc7794fe 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4physics_lists/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4physics_lists/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4physics_lists
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !===================== G4physics_lists v1r4 2015-04-23 =====================
 ! 2015-04-23 - Nigel Watson/Tim Williams
  - Introduce srcnew copying a la G4processes to allow updated version of HadronPhysicsFTFP_BERT.cc
diff --git a/Geant4/G4processes/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4processes/doc/release.notes
index e901db7106fb0be347711e8836aae84a1c221057..42e1353e5ab6eab70c6db936f0e9e5ad38545f60 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4processes/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4processes/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4processes
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Nigel Watson
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 ! ======================= G4processes v9r2 2015-07-24 ========================
 ! 2015-07-23 Tim Williams
  - Created patch of G4CollisionInitialState.cc to enable building with GCC4.9
-   compiler, located in srcnew/models directory. 
-   Updated copyPatchedsource.py to copy patched G4CollisionInitialState.cc 
+   compiler, located in srcnew/models directory.
+   Updated copyPatchedsource.py to copy patched G4CollisionInitialState.cc
    into place.
 
 ! ======================= G4processes v9r1 2015-04-24 ========================
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@
 
 ! 2012-06-18 - James Mccarthy
  - Removed  path for dna model. Not compatible with our version of CLHEP
- and not useful anyway. Can be included at a later date.  
+ and not useful anyway. Can be included at a later date.
 
 ! 2012-06-17 - James Mccarthy
  - Added new path for LEND model, dna and INCL++ library in g4 v9.5.p01
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@
    (see details in geant4 9.1 release notes
    http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/support/ReleaseNotes4.9.1.html)
    . hadronic/models/incl, Liege cascade INCL model, including ABLA evaporation
-                           and fission 
+                           and fission
    . hadronic/models/qmd, QMD reaction model based on JQMD
    . hadronic/models/rpg,  Re-Parametrized Gheisha-style model
 
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@
  - Remove code G4CascadeInterface.cc from srcnew since no longer used beacuase
    fix was introduced in Geant4 itself
  - Add in library some more source subdirectories even if not used in our
-   physics lists: 
+   physics lists:
    . scoring (new in 8.2)
    . electromagnetic/highenergy (new 7.0)
    . electromagnetic/polarization (new in 8.2)
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@
 !======================= G4processes v4r1 =================================
 ! 2005-11-07 - Gloria CORTI
  - introduce path to G4CascadeInterface to prevent crash when using it
-   with problematic materials with fractional Z. Will remove it when 
+   with problematic materials with fractional Z. Will remove it when
    materials will be described without it.
 
 !======================= G4processes v4r0 =================================
diff --git a/Geant4/G4readout/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4readout/doc/release.notes
index 92e5ee83010bebc2431adda86996d0c13233fe53..257901bb6d461a3a35c6588a7e120ce287e12f12 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4readout/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4readout/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4readout
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !====================== G4readout v4r1p1 2011-07-14 ==========================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4run/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4run/doc/release.notes
index 6063c409ab67be540157c1a4935c7584750122ee..76c53ec2390fc80ee16462a48b8c3433089185dc 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4run/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4run/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4run
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-!========================== G4run v5r1p1 2011-07-14 ========================== 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
+!========================== G4run v5r1p1 2011-07-14 ==========================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
 
diff --git a/Geant4/G4track/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4track/doc/release.notes
index d1a2e6a8c19864fd7d2d03dcce6f5838c4a485a9..95b004f196fa1a91c2bdd2992bf0403262af107a 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4track/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4track/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4track
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !========================= G4track v5r1p1 2011-07-14 =========================
 ! 2011-07-14 - Hubert DEGAUDENZI
  - Added ignore properties in svn
diff --git a/Geant4/G4tracking/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4tracking/doc/release.notes
index a32e6bb1375ee4e17d486e3031c4d74919fb7402..03a523a3c75ea2abd15317b19006fc9c884c8bea 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4tracking/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4tracking/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4tracking
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================= G4tracking v6r1p1 2011-07-14 ========================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@
 !=========================== G4tracking v6r0 ==============================
 ! 2004-10-26 - Florence RANJARD
  -requirements - uses G4processes instead of G4progen, G4electromagnetic and
-                 G4hadronic         
+                 G4hadronic
 
 !=========================== G4tracking v5r0 ==============================
 ! 2004-07-07 - Florence RANJARD
diff --git a/Geant4/G4useVisUI/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4useVisUI/doc/release.notes
index 8ccb7eb5445e21c30c751bff4af77fbe0362de57..d4ebc64cee145086b3d289f0b53e5438cc75791b 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4useVisUI/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4useVisUI/doc/release.notes
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 ! Purpose     : Put togheter visualization package for use
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !======================== G4useVisUI v3r1 2011-04-12 =========================
 ! 2011-04-12 - Gloria Corti
  - Remove conditional use of packages as they are handled by pattern in
    packages themselves.
 
-!=============================================================================
\ No newline at end of file
+!=============================================================================
diff --git a/Geant4/G4vis_management/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4vis_management/doc/release.notes
index 91abdff878e62552a8c4549700e7c12e1eb28a09..93a883090b25bd4d8acc5807d5cdc62f01865ed6 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4vis_management/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4vis_management/doc/release.notes
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Package     : Geant4/G4vis_management
 ! Responsible : Gloria CORTI, Silvia MIGLIORANZI
-! Purpose     : 
+! Purpose     :
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! 2015-11-02 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added .gitignore file
+
 !================== G4vis_management v4r2p1 2011-07-14 =======================
 ! 2011-03-02 - Hubert Degaudenzi
  - Added ignore properties in svn
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@
 
 !================== G4vis_management v4r1 2004-10-28 =======================
 ! 2004-10-28 - Florence RANJARD
- - requirements - remove setting of pp_cppflags which are set in G4FR and 
+ - requirements - remove setting of pp_cppflags which are set in G4FR and
                   G4VRML
 
 !=================== G4vis_management v4r0 2003-11-03 ========================