diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index d130e54a39..274d9cecea 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -6,29 +6,6 @@ stamp-h*
 configure.lineno
 Makefile.in
 autom4te.cache
+aclocal.m4
 configure
-RSAEuro/Makefile.in
-RSAEuro/source/Makefile.in
-api/Makefile.in
-apps/Makefile.in
-boincglut/Makefile.in
-boincglut/include/Makefile.in
-boincglut/lib/Makefile.in
-boincglut/lib/glut/Makefile.in
-client/Makefile.in
-clientgui/Makefile.in
-clientgui/boincgui
-db/Makefile.in
-lib/Makefile.in
-lib/gui_test
-py/Makefile.in
-py/Boinc/Makefile.in
-sched/Makefile.in
-sched/db_purge
-sched/delete_file
-sched/get_file
-sched/request_file_list
-sched/send_file
-test/Makefile.in
-tools/Makefile.in
-tools/dir_hier_move
+
diff --git a/api/.cvsignore b/api/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..127bd95b2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.cvsignore
+Makefile.in
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/apps/.cvsignore b/apps/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..127bd95b2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.cvsignore
+Makefile.in
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/client/.cvsignore b/client/.cvsignore
index f0cb51b280..333e99a1c5 100644
--- a/client/.cvsignore
+++ b/client/.cvsignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 projects
 slots
 master.html # generated by test scripts
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/clientgui/.cvsignore b/clientgui/.cvsignore
index bff030aa4b..86dac1f6d7 100644
--- a/clientgui/.cvsignore
+++ b/clientgui/.cvsignore
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-Release
-Debug
-BOINCGUI.suo
-lib
-BOINCGUIApp.aps
\ No newline at end of file
+Makefile.in
+boincgui
diff --git a/db/.cvsignore b/db/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70845e08eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/lib/.cvsignore b/lib/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a00eea28e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile.in
+gui_test
diff --git a/py/.cvsignore b/py/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fddc97115e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile.in
+Boinc/Makefile.in
diff --git a/py/Boinc/.cvsignore b/py/Boinc/.cvsignore
index 49252f870a..19cbf040ec 100644
--- a/py/Boinc/.cvsignore
+++ b/py/Boinc/.cvsignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ tools.pyc
 util.pyc
 version.py
 version.pyc
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/sched/.cvsignore b/sched/.cvsignore
index 989f3b24b8..17d7bb60d4 100644
--- a/sched/.cvsignore
+++ b/sched/.cvsignore
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ sign_executable
 transitioner
 trickle_handler
 wu_check
+Makefile.in
+db_purge
+delete_file
+get_file
+request_file_list
+send_file
diff --git a/test/.cvsignore b/test/.cvsignore
index a7690bcf05..ceedb1f945 100644
--- a/test/.cvsignore
+++ b/test/.cvsignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ run-*
 testbase.pyc
 testproxy.log
 version.inc
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/tools/.cvsignore b/tools/.cvsignore
index f2180ddba2..9ee275327b 100644
--- a/tools/.cvsignore
+++ b/tools/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 sign_executable
+Makefile.in
+dir_hier_move
+dir_hier_path