diff --git a/Global/Eclipse.gitignore b/Global/Eclipse.gitignore
index ce1c12cdb7a087615679ab234c31863ba0b04974..0eb8a5e85715c41bc81542da09744aeb7144bafb 100644
--- a/Global/Eclipse.gitignore
+++ b/Global/Eclipse.gitignore
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ local.properties
 # CDT-specific (C/C++ Development Tooling)
 .cproject
 
+# CDT- autotools 
+.autotools
+
 # Java annotation processor (APT)
 .factorypath