diff --git a/Cantera/python/.cvsignore b/Cantera/python/.cvsignore
index 626d8369d..0f0ac6b7e 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/.cvsignore
+++ b/Cantera/python/.cvsignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ _build
 _winbuild
 setup.py
 manb.sh
+tmp
diff --git a/Cantera/python/Makefile.in b/Cantera/python/Makefile.in
index f3afb3f16..7c2b1a1e6 100755
--- a/Cantera/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/Cantera/python/Makefile.in
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use_clib_dll = @USE_CLIB_DLL@
 #LOCAL_DEFS=-DDEBUG_MODE
 PIC_FLAG=@PIC@
 
-CXX_FLAGS= @CXXFLAGS@ $(LOCAL_DEFS)  $(PIC_FLAG) 
+CXX_FLAGS= "@CXXFLAGS@ $(LOCAL_DEFS)  $(PIC_FLAG)"
 
 all: _build 
 
diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/.cvsignore b/Cantera/python/examples/.cvsignore
index d4e87e984..cf1a01454 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/.cvsignore
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/.cvsignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 *.xml
 *.log
-
+Makefile