diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aadf3da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+syntax: glob
+*~
+re:^doc/html/
+re:^doc/latex/
+*.so
+re:^tests/test-minibpm$