diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8696b10419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+*.o
+*.so
+*.a
+*.la
+*.lo
+*~
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
\ No newline at end of file