diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa7cae84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+*.tar*
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+config.log
+config.status
+configure
+install-sh
+missing