diff --git a/src/backend/file/.cvsignore b/src/backend/file/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3c7a7c5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/file/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Makefile
diff --git a/src/backend/file/test/.cvsignore b/src/backend/file/test/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9281284496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/file/test/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Makefile
+test-dom-converters1
+test-kvp-frames
+test-string-converters
+test-xml-account
+test-xml2-is-file
+test-load-xml2
+test-load-example-account
+test-xml-commodity
+test-xml-transaction
+test-save-in-lang
diff --git a/src/backend/postgres/test/.cvsignore b/src/backend/postgres/test/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3c7a7c5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/postgres/test/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Makefile
diff --git a/src/gnc-module/.cvsignore b/src/gnc-module/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b71d96f4b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gnc-module/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Makefile
+gw-gnc-module.c
+gw-gnc-module.h
+gw-gnc-module.html
+.scm-links
diff --git a/src/gnc-module/test/.cvsignore b/src/gnc-module/test/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d838a1e4a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gnc-module/test/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Makefile
+test-load-c
+test-modsysver
+test-incompatdep
+test-agedver
+test-dynload
diff --git a/src/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/.cvsignore b/src/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..958f702e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+*.so.*
diff --git a/src/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/Makefile.am b/src/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/Makefile.am
index a50deac485..9722e97924 100644
--- a/src/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/Makefile.am
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ libincompatdep_la_LDFLAGS=-module
 libagedver_la_SOURCES=agedver.c
 libagedver_la_LDFLAGS=-module
 
-CLEANFILES += *.so* *.adiff -up /dev/null 'gnucash-1.7/src/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/agedver.c'
+CLEANFILES += *.so* *.a