diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7fdeacd0d..65cb40533 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ stdout
 *.rej
 *.old
 TAGS
+INSTALL
diff --git a/buddy/m4/.gitignore b/buddy/m4/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee483407f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buddy/m4/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ltoptions.m4
+ltsugar.m4
+ltversion.m4
+lt~obsolete.m4
+libtool.m4
diff --git a/m4/.gitignore b/m4/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38066ddf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+libtool.m4
+ltoptions.m4
+ltsugar.m4
+ltversion.m4
+lt~obsolete.m4
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
index 6a5900caf..4b27891dc 100644
--- a/src/.gitignore
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ Makefile
 Makefile.in
 .libs
 libspot.la
+_.cc