diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0d2e977..5bc1fe8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,18 @@
 
 # something automated related to debian patches
 .pc/
+
+# debian build stuff
+debian/.debhelper/
+debian/autoreconf
+debian/autoreconf.before
+iceauth/autom4te.cache/
+iceauth/config.h.in~
+iceauth/configure~
+rgb/autom4te.cache/
+rgb/config.h.in~
+rgb/configure~
+sessreg/autom4te.cache/
+sessreg/config.h.in~
+sessreg/configure~
+xcmsdb/autom4te.cache/