diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0ab15646f3..6b71ac5157 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Fri Sep  3 23:17:44 PDT 1999 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* plug-ins/common/mkgen.pl: autogen .cvsignore too
+
 Sat Sep  4 05:39:39 MEST 1999  Sven Neumann <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/devices.c: dnd for colors, more dnd to follow soon ...
diff --git a/plug-ins/AlienMap2/.cvsignore b/plug-ins/AlienMap2/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c38f0bc2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plug-ins/AlienMap2/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Makefile.in
+Makefile
+.deps
+_libs
+.libs
+AlienMap2
diff --git a/plug-ins/common/.cvsignore b/plug-ins/common/.cvsignore
index 26a4829af6..f2fa277158 100644
--- a/plug-ins/common/.cvsignore
+++ b/plug-ins/common/.cvsignore
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ autocrop
 autostretch_hsv
 blinds
 blur
-borderaverage
 bumpmap
 bz2
 c_astretch
 checkerboard
+color_enhance
 colorify
 compose
 convmatrix
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ fractaltrace
 gauss_iir
 gauss_rle
 gbr
-gpb
 gee
 gicon
 gif
 gifload
 glasstile
+gpb
 gqbist
 gradmap
 grid
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ url
 video
 vinvert
 vpropagate
+warp
 waves
 whirlpinch
 wind
diff --git a/plug-ins/common/mkgen.pl b/plug-ins/common/mkgen.pl
index f2d1415986..ff581006e0 100755
--- a/plug-ins/common/mkgen.pl
+++ b/plug-ins/common/mkgen.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl -w
 
-open MK, "> Makefile.am";
+use lib '../../tools/pdbgen';
+
+require 'util.pl';
+
+*write_file = \&Gimp::CodeGen::util::write_file;
+*FILE_EXT   = \$Gimp::CodeGen::util::FILE_EXT;
+
+$outmk = "Makefile.am$FILE_EXT";
+$outignore = ".cvsignore$FILE_EXT";
+open MK, "> $outmk";
+open IGNORE, "> $outignore";
 
 require 'plugin-defs.pl';
 
@@ -59,6 +69,13 @@ install-\%: \%
 	else :; fi
 EOT
 
+print IGNORE <<EOT;
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+.deps
+.libs
+EOT
+
 foreach (sort keys %plugins) {
     my $libgimp = "";
 
@@ -92,6 +109,12 @@ ${_}_LDADD = \\
 	\$(\U$plugins{$_}->{libdep}\E_LIBS)				\\
 	\$(INTLLIBS)
 EOT
+
+    print IGNORE "$_\n";
 }
 
 close MK;
+close IGNORE;
+
+&write_file($outmk);
+&write_file($outignore);