diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a184d4e..e7e76877 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 *.i
 *.bin
 *~
-.settings
 *.a
 *.swp
 *.*~
@@ -25,6 +24,5 @@ _build*
 .lock-waf_*
 .waf-*/
 build/
-host/xmosdfu/xmosdfu
 .build*
 *.pyc
diff --git a/doc_dfu/.gitignore b/doc_dfu/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e35d8850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc_dfu/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+_build
diff --git a/lib_xua/.gitignore b/lib_xua/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd0fe826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib_xua/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.cproject
+.makefile
+.project
+.settings
+.xproject
diff --git a/lib_xua/doc/.gitignore b/lib_xua/doc/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da0de7e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib_xua/doc/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pdf
diff --git a/lib_xua/doc/rst/.gitignore b/lib_xua/doc/rst/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e35d8850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib_xua/doc/rst/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+_build
diff --git a/lib_xua/host/xmosdfu/.gitignore b/lib_xua/host/xmosdfu/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f600ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib_xua/host/xmosdfu/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+xmosdfu