diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b7dcb279d53034ec09218ce24fb11334d15b0d9..8e7e8b85ec393e4a36ca51d4fef008181303e9e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ build/
 # ignore backup files
 *~
 # ignore python files
-*.pyc
+#*.pyc
+
+
+#ignore kdevelop files
+*.kdev4
 
 
diff --git a/.kdev4/dune-microstructure.kdev4 b/.kdev4/dune-microstructure.kdev4
deleted file mode 100644
index c5a0742362e97feaa9e792bc470da6a0ac982c79..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/.kdev4/dune-microstructure.kdev4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
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-
-[CMake]
-Build Directory Count=1
-Current Build Directory Index-Host System=0
-
-[CMake][CMake Build Directory 0]
-Build Directory Path=/home/klaus/Desktop/DUNE/dune-microstructure/build-cmake
-Build Type=\n
-CMake Binary=/usr/bin/cmake
-CMake Executable=/usr/bin/cmake
-Environment Profile=
-Extra Arguments=
-Install Directory=
-Runtime=Host System
-
-[Project]
-VersionControlSupport=kdevgit