diff --git a/contrib/.cvsignore b/contrib/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/contrib/acorn/.cvsignore b/contrib/acorn/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/acorn/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/contrib/addtiffo/.cvsignore b/contrib/addtiffo/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a75d331d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/addtiffo/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.deps
+.libs
+Makefile
+addtiffo
+
diff --git a/contrib/dbs/.cvsignore b/contrib/dbs/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ac45a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/dbs/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.deps
+.libs
+Makefile
+tiff-bi
+tiff-grayscale
+tiff-palette
+tiff-rgb
+
diff --git a/contrib/dbs/xtiff/.cvsignore b/contrib/dbs/xtiff/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/dbs/xtiff/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/contrib/iptcutil/.cvsignore b/contrib/iptcutil/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e479301d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/iptcutil/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.deps
+.libs
+Makefile
+iptcutil
+
diff --git a/contrib/mac-cw/.cvsignore b/contrib/mac-cw/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/mac-cw/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/contrib/mac-mpw/.cvsignore b/contrib/mac-mpw/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/mac-mpw/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/contrib/mfs/.cvsignore b/contrib/mfs/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/mfs/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/contrib/ojpeg/.cvsignore b/contrib/ojpeg/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/ojpeg/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/contrib/pds/.cvsignore b/contrib/pds/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pds/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/contrib/ras/.cvsignore b/contrib/ras/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/ras/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/contrib/stream/.cvsignore b/contrib/stream/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/stream/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/contrib/tags/.cvsignore b/contrib/tags/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/tags/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/contrib/win_dib/.cvsignore b/contrib/win_dib/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/win_dib/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/html/.cvsignore b/html/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/html/images/.cvsignore b/html/images/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/images/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/html/man/.cvsignore b/html/man/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57fb7dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/man/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+
diff --git a/port/.cvsignore b/port/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..064f1189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/port/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.deps
+.libs
+Makefile
+*.lo
+*.la
+
diff --git a/test/.cvsignore b/test/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..064f1189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.deps
+.libs
+Makefile
+*.lo
+*.la
+