--- a/jv_vdb.st	Mon Nov 16 22:10:04 2020 +0000
+++ b/jv_vdb.st	Tue Nov 17 15:24:47 2020 +0000
@@ -259,6 +259,17 @@
     "Modified: / 23-11-2017 / 22:36:32 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
 ! !
 
+!jv_vdb class methodsFor:'file generation'!
+
+protectedFileNames
+    "names of files which should NOT be generated (because they are hand-maintained)
+     - redefine this to protect a hand-written Make.proto or other handwritten support files"
+
+    ^ #('vdbinit.st')
+
+    "Created: / 17-11-2020 / 15:23:46 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@labware.com>"
+! !
+
 !jv_vdb class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
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