@@ -319,11 +319,10 @@ function git_clone {

         # set the url to pull from and fetch

         git remote set-url origin $GIT_REMOTE

         git fetch origin

-        # if we don't delete the local content, then our system has pyc files 

-        # from the previous branch leading to breakage (due to the py files 

-        # having older timestamps than our pyc, so python thinks the pyc files

-        # are correct using them)

-        sudo rm -rf *

+        # remove the existing ignored files (like pyc) as they cause breakage

+        # (due to the py files having older timestamps than our pyc, so python

+        # thinks the pyc files are correct using them)

+        sudo git clean -f -d

         git checkout -f origin/$GIT_BRANCH

         # a local branch might not exist for $3

         git branch -D $GIT_BRANCH || true