diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ee5549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# emech .gitignore
+
+energymech
+
+src/Makefile
+src/config.h
+src/*.o
+src/energymech
+src/gencmd
+src/mcmd.h
+src/usercombo.h
+
+*~
+*.bak
+*.passwd
+mech.conf
+mech.pid
+root.zone*
+trick.conf
+
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
index ba8ea21..3e1a955 100644
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@ extern char __mx_opts[];
 #define INT_MAX				((int)(((unsigned int)-3) >> 1))
 #endif
 
+#ifndef PATH_MAX
+#define PATH_MAX    4096
+#endif
+
 #define	TIME_MAX	2147483647
 
 /*