diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..567609b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74d1d27..6cb46ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ libxkbcommon is built with [Meson](http://mesonbuild.com/):
 
     meson setup build
     ninja -C build
+    ninja -C build -t targets
+    ninja -C build test
 
 To build for use with Wayland, you can disable X11 support while still
 using the X11 keyboard configuration resource files thusly: