diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4c77b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+*.o
+*.swp
+/Makefile
+/src/Makefile
+autom4te.cache
+config.log
+config.status
+.deps
+.dirstamp
+/pcem
+/src/pcem