diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c76bc4f9..d3096a54 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *~
+*.a
 aclocal.m4
 AUTHORS
 autom4te.cache/
diff --git a/xorg/X11R7.6/.gitignore b/xorg/X11R7.6/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..218e4a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xorg/X11R7.6/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+build_dir
+cookies
+downloads