diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c636f96b7..c52e59648 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,4 +49,8 @@ src/ndnSIM
 configure
 toggle
 .ns3rc
+.cproject
+.project
+.settings/
+
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b75e1ba38..393d90272 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ all:
 
 # free free to change this part to suit your requirements
 configure:
-	./waf configure --enable-examples --enable-tests
+	#./waf configure --enable-examples --enable-tests
+	./waf configure -d optimized --disable-examples --disable-python --disable-tests
 
 build:
 	./waf build