diff --git a/.configure b/.configure
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f3d8ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.configure
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+CXX=g++          # The C++ compiler
+CXXFLAGS=-g       # C++ complilation flags
+NATIVE=on        # compiles code targeted to current hardware
+TUNE=generic     # performance-tuning switch
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ad686fe..e47d69a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ main
 
 # dev
 .vscode
+.git
 
 # Mac
 .DS_Store