diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 00460fa2d81..56b454b06b4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ cmake-build-*/
 radio/src/tests/googletest*
 radio/src/tests/gtest*.tar.gz
 .editorconfig
+.cache
+compile_commands.json
diff --git a/cmake/GenericDefinitions.cmake b/cmake/GenericDefinitions.cmake
index 5f97f15ba63..fff07b0c072 100644
--- a/cmake/GenericDefinitions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GenericDefinitions.cmake
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ if(POLICY CMP0058)
 endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE ON)
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 add_definitions(-D_GLIBCXX_USE_C99=1) # proper to_string definition