diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b1d09c9de1..1a3bfef2a02 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # local and generated files not to be committed
+doc/src/showcases
+doc/src/tutorials
 src/Makefile
-src/Makefile.vc
 *_m.h
 *_m.cc
 *_sm.h
diff --git a/doc/src/Makefile b/doc/src/Makefile
index 32df6949afc..5e58e9834b6 100644
--- a/doc/src/Makefile
+++ b/doc/src/Makefile
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ help:
 include tools/sphinx_deployment.mk
 
 server: Makefile copy-media
+	ln -sf ../../showcases showcases; ln -sf ../../tutorials
 	@sphinx-autobuild --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)/html" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O) -r .git
 
 pdf: Makefile copy-media
+	ln -sf ../../showcases showcases; ln -sf ../../tutorials
 	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M latexpdf "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
 
 html: Makefile copy-media
+	ln -sf ../../showcases showcases; ln -sf ../../tutorials
 	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M html "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
 
 copy-media: ../../media