diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3fe2d9f868cb1942bbc05cae3b11563e440eecd1..6bd1b429e521a532334c7d3a6ff787892280c074 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ lt~obsolete.m4
 #----- automake files ----
 config/config.guess
 config/config.sub
+config/ar-lib
+config/compile
+config/depcomp
+config/install-sh
+config/missing
+config/mkinstalldirs
+config/tap-driver.sh
+config/test-driver
 
 #---- Makefiles.in ---------------
 Makefile.in
diff --git a/.rake.json b/.rake.json
index 6db3d6f8ecbd83b5c90fa0651130b409f90737c9..314197d9c42377fbc99e3fa2c80329c481ea5399 100644
--- a/.rake.json
+++ b/.rake.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       "hostname": "cdo4windows-cyg.mpimet.mpg.de",
       "dir": "/home/mpimet/ralf/builds/remote/cdo",
       "username": "mpimet",
-      "CC": ["gcc","g++"]
+      "CC": ["gnu"]
     },
     "cscs": {
       "hostname": "daint.cscs.ch",