diff --git a/installs_and_builds/s49_languages_general b/installs_and_builds/s49_languages_general
index a40cf10..fbbbcdd 100755
--- a/installs_and_builds/s49_languages_general
+++ b/installs_and_builds/s49_languages_general
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
 
-# TODO: review and decide if the things below are needed
+[[ "$BOX_SETUP_OS" != "macos" ]] && {
+    ${=BOX_SETUP_INSTALL_COMMAND} gcc g++ clang clang++
+}
 
+# TODO: review and decide if the things below are needed
 # install_lua_package="lua5.1"
 #[[ "$BOX_SETUP_OS" = "macos" ]] && install_lua_package="lua@5.1"
-
 #${=BOX_SETUP_INSTALL_COMMAND} "$install_lua_package" liblua5.1-0-dev
 
 # TODO: do i want to install luarocks? lazy.nvim plugin manager currently expects it
diff --git a/src_files/.config/git/ignore b/src_files/.config/git/ignore
index e1e5e0a..692ca46 100644
--- a/src_files/.config/git/ignore
+++ b/src_files/.config/git/ignore
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
-.tool-versions
-*.swp
-*.swo
-.npmrc
+# my own stuff/conventions
 .tmux-session-hydrate
 zxcv*
+
+# vim files
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# why do you do this, apple?
 .DS_Store
+
+# cache/build/etc
+**/__pycache__/
+
+# lang/package
+mise*.toml
+.npmrc
+
diff --git a/src_files/.config/mise/config.toml b/src_files/.config/mise/config.toml
index d5d6682..c3ad9f6 100644
--- a/src_files/.config/mise/config.toml
+++ b/src_files/.config/mise/config.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 go = "1"
 python = "3"
 ruby = "3"
+
+[settings]
+idiomatic_version_file_enable_tools = ["ruby"]
+