diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.project
+.classpath
+.settings
+.externalToolBuilders
+target
diff --git a/lib/ext/README.txt b/lib/ext/README.txt
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index 000000000..c7733fd30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ext/README.txt
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+This directory is added to the classpath when running the JDO TCK.
+It contains libraries that are not distributed as part of JDO.
+
diff --git a/lib/jdori/README.txt b/lib/jdori/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7733fd30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jdori/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This directory is added to the classpath when running the JDO TCK.
+It contains libraries that are not distributed as part of JDO.
+