diff --git a/metadata/.gitignore b/metadata/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/.gitignore
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+/cache
+/md5-cache
diff --git a/metadata/layout.conf b/metadata/layout.conf
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+++ b/metadata/layout.conf
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+# Missing 'masters' variable confusing pkgcore
+masters = gentoo