diff --git a/src/mca/mpi/coll/base/.cvsignore b/src/mca/mpi/coll/base/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282522db03
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+++ b/src/mca/mpi/coll/base/.cvsignore
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+Makefile
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diff --git a/src/mca/mpi/io/base/.cvsignore b/src/mca/mpi/io/base/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282522db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mca/mpi/io/base/.cvsignore
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diff --git a/src/mca/mpi/one/base/.cvsignore b/src/mca/mpi/one/base/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282522db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mca/mpi/one/base/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
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diff --git a/src/mca/mpi/pml/base/.cvsignore b/src/mca/mpi/pml/base/.cvsignore
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index 0000000000..282522db03
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+++ b/src/mca/mpi/pml/base/.cvsignore
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diff --git a/src/mca/mpi/ptl/base/.cvsignore b/src/mca/mpi/ptl/base/.cvsignore
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index 0000000000..282522db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mca/mpi/ptl/base/.cvsignore
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diff --git a/src/mca/mpi/topo/base/.cvsignore b/src/mca/mpi/topo/base/.cvsignore
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index 0000000000..282522db03
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+++ b/src/mca/mpi/topo/base/.cvsignore
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+Makefile
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