diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+syntax: regexp
+~$
+^\.
+\.log$
+cache.*/
+^aclocal\.m4$
+\.scan$
+^config(.(guess|status|sub)|ure)$
+Makefile$
+\.(o|la|lo|in|Po|Plo|a|so|lai)$
+\.so\..*$
+^libtool$
+^ltmain\.sh$
+core
+distren$
+distrend$
+^compile$
+check_execio$
+/lt-