diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index edfb57d..6843cf9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,20 @@ Makefile.in
 /install-sh
 /missing
 /config.h.in*
+
+
+
+# need these for non-VPATH builds
+/config.h
+/config.status
+/config.log
+/stamp-h1
+
+Makefile
+.deps/
+
+*.o
+
+# netbeans
+
+/nbproject/
diff --git a/conf/.gitignore b/conf/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fee9217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.conf
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04bbe54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+epple2