diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e3a0b499f9f42856429f3a42bef313ea3df3699..b92bb9cc129659fa502b4a9b55548992412e5429 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ python/paddle/v2/fluid/tests/book/image_classification_resnet.inference.model/
 python/paddle/v2/fluid/tests/book/image_classification_vgg.inference.model/
 python/paddle/v2/fluid/tests/book/label_semantic_roles.inference.model/
 *.DS_Store
+*.vs
 build/
 build_doc/
 *.user
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ build_doc/
 .cproject
 .pydevproject
 .settings/
+CMakeSettings.json
 Makefile
 .test_env/
 third_party/
diff --git a/cmake/configure.cmake b/cmake/configure.cmake
index ae90a529b1a9f5a6da182e0bd9dad41b8837dc87..d14162e0a662afe63152bfc2132e5dfd54f5a86c 100644
--- a/cmake/configure.cmake
+++ b/cmake/configure.cmake
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
         set(SIMD_FLAG ${SSE3_FLAG})
     endif()
 endif()
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+  # except apple from nix*Os family
+  set(LINUX TRUE)
+endif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
 
 if(NOT WITH_GOLANG)
     add_definitions(-DPADDLE_WITHOUT_GOLANG)
diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 25900811509aee8b37fdaf09cf902ea2ae3eee57..9cdcb87df5dd1669066c204c86c269973df506f1 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ if(APPLE)
   if(NOT INSTALL_NAME_TOOL_EXECUTABLE)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "install_name_tool not found, please check.\n")
   endif()
-else(APPLE)
+endif()
+if(LINUX)
   find_program(PATCHELF_EXECUTABLE patchelf)
   if(NOT PATCHELF_EXECUTABLE)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "patchelf not found, please install it.\n"
             "For Ubuntu, the command is: apt-get install -y patchelf.")
   endif()
-endif(APPLE)
+endif(LINUX)