diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78181fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+stamp-h1
+config.h
+config.h.in~
+config.log
+config.status
+compile
+autom4te.cache/
+bin/
+lib/
+**/Makefile
+**/*.o
+**/*.dylib
+**/*.a
+**/*.so
+**/*.dll
+**/siggen
+**/tripwire
+**/twadmin
+**/twprint
+**/siggen.exe
+**/tripwire.exe
+**/twadmin.exe
+**/twprint.exe
+releases/
diff --git a/src/core/tchar.h b/src/core/tchar.h
index d584123..b6bac6b 100644
--- a/src/core/tchar.h
+++ b/src/core/tchar.h
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ typedef std::ifstream                TIFSTREAM;
 #define _T(x) x
 
 // misc...
+#ifndef __cdecl
 #define __cdecl 
-
+#endif
 
 #endif // WIN32