diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 5caa50c0f..94a2c716a 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+autogen.sh
 Makefile
 config.cache
 config.h
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..bfb0fc0ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+aclocal -I m4
+autoconf
+autoheader
+automake