diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b9b06dac..63a1a41c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*~
 /COPYING
+/ChangeLog
 /INSTALL
 /Makefile
 /Makefile.in
diff --git a/example/C++/.gitignore b/example/C++/.gitignore
index f53478a0..7b045ce6 100644
--- a/example/C++/.gitignore
+++ b/example/C++/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 /.deps
 /Makefile
 /Makefile.in
+/*~
+/*.o
diff --git a/example/C++/OO/.gitignore b/example/C++/OO/.gitignore
index f53478a0..d5e1b48e 100644
--- a/example/C++/OO/.gitignore
+++ b/example/C++/OO/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /.deps
 /Makefile
 /Makefile.in
+/*.o