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Fix git merge conflict: unrelated histories, ignored artifacts, and .gitignore gaps#17

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Copilot AI commented Mar 30, 2026

git pull was failing with fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories due to repos initialized independently. Compounding the issue, binary/system files (.DS_Store, .idea/, 84MB .zip) were committed, increasing divergence and conflict surface area.

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  • .gitignore — Added missing rules for .DS_Store, .idea/, .vscode/, *.zip, build output dirs, and .env*
  • Untrack committed artifacts — Removed .DS_Store, .idea/.gitignore, and Dev Repo-Test-Selection.zip from the index (git rm --cached)
  • README troubleshooting — Added explanation of the unrelated histories error with the one-time fix:
    git pull origin main --allow-unrelated-histories
    and a prevention note: don't initialize the remote with files (README/license) when an existing local repo will be pushed to it

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix merge conflict due to unrelated histories Fix git merge conflict: unrelated histories, ignored artifacts, and .gitignore gaps Mar 30, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from Shreys-ai March 30, 2026 09:14
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