diff --git a/lib/latte/.gitignore b/lib/latte/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4c2a2362e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/latte/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# files and folders to ignore
+/filelink
+/liblink
+/includelink
+/LATTE-master
diff --git a/lib/latte/Makefile.lammps.gfortran b/lib/latte/Makefile.lammps.gfortran
index 8873cb0bcf..921721552b 100644
--- a/lib/latte/Makefile.lammps.gfortran
+++ b/lib/latte/Makefile.lammps.gfortran
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 # GNU Fortran settings
 
 latte_SYSINC = 
-latte_SYSLIB = ../../lib/latte/filelink -llatte -lgfortran -llapack -lblas 
+latte_SYSLIB = ../../lib/latte/filelink -llatte -lgfortran -llapack -lblas
 latte_SYSPATH = -fopenmp
diff --git a/lib/latte/Makefile.lammps.mpi b/lib/latte/Makefile.lammps.mpi
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..6017d01535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/latte/Makefile.lammps.mpi
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Makefile.lammps.gfortran
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/latte/Makefile.lammps.serial b/lib/latte/Makefile.lammps.serial
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..6017d01535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/latte/Makefile.lammps.serial
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Makefile.lammps.gfortran
\ No newline at end of file