diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cb4e781e634..d68f46c3194 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,34 +25,9 @@
 /m4/sage_spkg_configures.m4
 /m4/sage_spkg_versions*.m4
 
-# no longer generated, but may still be in user worktrees
-/src/lib/pkgconfig
-
 # Conda environment files (auto-generated)
 /environment-3.[0-9].yml
 /environment-3.[0-9][0-9].yml
-# The following files are no longer generated but may still be in users' directories
-/environment.yml
-/environment-dev-3.9.yml
-/environment-dev-3.10.yml
-/environment-dev-3.11.yml
-/environment-optional.yml
-/environment-optional-3.9.yml
-/environment-optional-3.10.yml
-/environment-optional-3.11.yml
-/src/environment.yml
-/src/environment-3.9.yml
-/src/environment-3.10.yml
-/src/environment-3.11.yml
-/src/environment-dev.yml
-/src/environment-dev-3.9.yml
-/src/environment-dev-3.10.yml
-/src/environment-dev-3.11.yml
-/src/environment-optional.yml
-/src/environment-optional-3.9.yml
-/src/environment-optional-3.10.yml
-/src/environment-optional-3.11.yml
-
 
 # Various editors
 *~
@@ -140,45 +115,6 @@ __pycache__/
 **/*.py[cod]
 *$py.class
 
-# Generated by sage_setup.autogen
-/src/sage/ext/interpreters
-!/src/sage/ext/interpreters/meson.build
-!/src/sage/ext/interpreters/README
-
-# Generated Cython files
-*.so
-**/*.so
-**/*.so.old
-/src/cython_debug
-# Most C and C++ files are generated by Cython and should not
-# be included in the sdist.
-/src/sage/**/*.c
-/src/sage/**/*.cpp
-# C header generated by Cython
-/src/sage/modular/arithgroup/farey_symbol.h
-# List of C and C++ files that are actual source files,
-# NOT generated by Cython
-!/src/sage/graphs/base/boost_interface.cpp
-!/src/sage/graphs/cliquer/cl.c
-!/src/sage/graphs/graph_decompositions/sage_tdlib.cpp
-!/src/sage/libs/eclib/wrap.cpp
-!/src/sage/libs/linkages/padics/relaxed/flint_helper.c
-!/src/sage/misc/inherit_comparison_impl.c
-!/src/sage/modular/arithgroup/farey.cpp
-!/src/sage/modular/arithgroup/sl2z.cpp
-!/src/sage/rings/bernmm/bern_modp.cpp
-!/src/sage/rings/bernmm/bern_modp_util.cpp
-!/src/sage/rings/bernmm/bern_rat.cpp
-!/src/sage/rings/bernmm/bernmm-test.cpp
-!/src/sage/rings/padics/transcendental.c
-!/src/sage/rings/polynomial/weil/power_sums.c
-!/src/sage/schemes/hyperelliptic_curves/hypellfrob/hypellfrob.cpp
-!/src/sage/schemes/hyperelliptic_curves/hypellfrob/recurrences_ntl.cpp
-!/src/sage/stats/distributions/dgs_bern.c
-!/src/sage/stats/distributions/dgs_gauss_dp.c
-!/src/sage/stats/distributions/dgs_gauss_mp.c
-!/src/sage/symbolic/ginac/*.cpp
-
 # Temporary build files
 build/temp.*/
 build/bin/sage-build-env-config
@@ -244,16 +180,6 @@ build/pkgs/wheel/version_requirements.txt
 /build/pkgs/*/src/*.egg-info
 /build/pkgs/*/src/.tox
 
-# Generated by docbuild
-/src/doc/en/reference/*/sage
-/src/doc/en/reference/*/sage_docbuild
-/src/doc/en/reference/sage
-/src/doc/en/reference/spkg/*.rst
-!/src/doc/en/reference/spkg/index.rst
-/src/doc/output
-/src/doc/en/installation/*.txt
-/src/doc/en/reference/repl/*.txt
-
 # Distribution / packaging
 src/*.egg-info/
 /src/.cython_version
@@ -288,12 +214,6 @@ src/.coverage/
 worktree*
 **/worktree*
 
-# Meson build directory
-builddir
-builddir-*
-build-install
-build/cp*
-
 # Meson subprojects
 /subprojects/*
 !/subprojects/*.wrap
@@ -313,6 +233,7 @@ src/sage/dynamics/cellular_automata/__init__.py
 src/sage/dynamics/arithmetic_dynamics/__init__.py
 src/sage/dynamics/__init__.py
 src/sage/dynamics/complex_dynamics/__init__.py
+src/sage/ext/interpreters/__init__.py
 src/sage/knots/__init__.py
 src/sage/topology/__init__.py
 src/sage/functions/__init__.py
@@ -470,3 +391,8 @@ src/sage/calculus/__init__.py
 # ci-meson.yml runs a `./tools/test-git-no-uncommitted-changes` step)
 /.ccache
 /setup-miniconda-patched-environment-*.yml
+
+# bootstrap-time generated docs
+/src/doc/en/installation/*.txt
+/src/doc/en/reference/spkg/*.rst
+!/src/doc/en/reference/spkg/index.rst