diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d757bf1..2980344 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 !Makefile.am
 !configure.ac
+!autogen.sh
+
+src/config.h
 
 *~
 *.swp
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a3ab241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+mkdir -p m4
+autoreconf -i