diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2736c60..5aafa34 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ _test*
 **/*.dll
 **/core*[0-9]
 .private
+output
diff --git a/output/.empty b/output/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29