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- v0.12.0-4 published on npmjs.com
- ae17d43 package.json: update urls for 0.12.0-4.1 release
- 4b0479b website: maintainer-info update
- 6db2458 website: add blog release
- 5287403 build-assets/templates: rename .mdx
- 9aced53 build-assets/package.json: generate-website-blog-post
- 127e98a build-assets/templates updates
- 4ee0f3a website: maintainer-info update
- 1ba11a4 build-assets/package.json: rename generate-website-blog-post
- 1c9f8b7 rename templates/body-blog-*
- 4b94b9e re-generate workflows
- 0952aea re-generate workflows
- 6c70d04 re-generate workflows
- 9b7503b build-assets/package.json bump deps
- ce27e1b website: maintainer-info update
- 2ac9abf re-generate workflows
- 2a8db31 move templates from up from inside scripts
- c916a46 CHANGELOG update
- e4bd355 website: maintainer-info update
- a84c1c8 build-assets/package.json bump deps
- 0115820 website: install update
- 79c7b2f website: maintainer-info update
- 8eaa2dc prepare v0.12.0-4
- 03f9f13 website: maintainer-info updates
- 6b4593c website: re-generate commons
- fd91935 build-assets cleanups
- a78a1fc build-assets/package.json: update --development
- 95b5ec5 package.json: bump docker 5.2.2
- fc76cbe website: updates
- 5a62190 move code to build-assets
- a2c127f re-generate workflows
- 10ce185 website: maintainer-info update
- a105a92 website: re-generate commons
- a1b6e73 re-generate scripts and dot files
- 4497381 re-generate workflows
- c949b9b openocd.sh: update is_development
- b89a0bf website: re-generate blog posts with import CodeBlock
- e174273 website: re-generate blog releases
- 28d7ffd website: move images to sub-folders
- 41b1838 website: re-generate common
- e763304 package.json: build-development
- d36cf63 package.json: add actions, bump deps
- 6eb580b templates/jekyll update
- 0650439 templates/jekyll update
- 233a697 website: re-generate commons
- fddba31 website: rework common code
- a79f364 package.json: bump deps
- 5541ffd re-generate workflows
- 4093572 re-generate workflows
- b7640f7 website: re-generate with top authors
- 69a1bdf website: update from template
- cc5252b re-generate workflows
- 3ddc80e package.json: bump deps
- 25e0223 package.json: bump deps
- 448502d website: blog <a...
- 29d5bd9 website: docs <a ...
- 2cde9a5 website: updates from template
- 77a1c70 re-generate website
- c7c497b package.json: add generate-website-commons
- 0a7e5a4 website: reorder menu bar
- b795ec2 website: install - add PATH collapsable sections
- 847974a website: install updates
- 79f6bb0 website: install updates
- 62a6ee9 website: cosmetise CodeBlock in docs
- 2330d6c website: cosmetise CodeBlock in blog posts
- d5b2ab3 website: install update
- 378c4e1 website: install fix syntax
- 426b11e website: install update
- 1b71718 website: install updates
- 5d886ae website: install use more
- 58fc471 website: faq cosmetics
- c0fa253 website: developer-info revert to parametrised list
- ade98b4 Revert "website: remove unused InstallWithCopy"
- 0aa0db7 website: remove unused InstallWithCopy
- 01ae9ba website: use customField() hook
- d17d58e website: install devDependencies
- 7d337bf website: config cosmetics
- f5a56a9 website: enable package.json parsing
- d6a8eca website: refer to '@generated/docusaurus.config'
- 7bce054 website: install use LinksVsForwarders
- 4e761e5 website: add LinksVsForwarders component
- ffbd7de website: install updates
- 6627618 website: install rework
- 8f5b0f4 website: cosmetise urls
- 2e2463b website: fix parametrised urls
- 04e30e6 website: install rework passing label
- e80b125 website: install - add label
- 79f0f05 website: install update
- c31389e website: install updates
- 3b63869 website: readme update
- 102ecd4 website: user-info add testing
- 6359e6f website: add User Info to top menu
- 66f279a website: docusaurus.config static fields
- 9cdfd0e website: import siteConfig
- 0a4a367 website: revert to static customFields
- 88160da website: update package-lock.json
- 5d89e4d website: update import { customFields }
- 97433ed website: read customFields from package.json
- a0e2129 website: cosmetics
- b32162b website: customFields add appName
- 9a3fe29 website: developer-info extract common
- 925a7ed website: install extract common
- f2b6fb0 website: install use customFields directly
- aa08922 website: fix subsitutions
- 3c1fcbf website: fix user-info
- bdd8089 rename custom fields
- 0b541de website: install update
- 831ca41 website: home page update
- cf67257 website: README cosmetics
- 3e8b246 website: add home page icons
- ae74348 website: developer-info fix
- 48ce89f website: install update
- efd0241 website: install update
- 20ca17a website: releases update
- 864642e website: getting-started update
- e9efe70 website: install rephrases
- e3e7da5 website: getting-started fix
- c08cb15 website: developer-info update
- 608bf0d website: maintainer-info update
- 6ac2d92 website: developer-info update
- 06b5ac6 website: maintainer-info update
- fdb15a7 website: developer-info update
- 961a3c8 website: menus update
- 5bc324a website: update top menu
- c3826e1 website: sidebar update
- 59f73d3 website: install updates
- 3afd448 website: install updates
- 48c12eb website: home page update
- 09b0f0e website: parametrise maintainer & developer
- 36eb289 website: add post for new site
- 02367f4 website: docs updates
- 78b05bc website: rename getting-started
- e535651 website: developer info update
- 1e12575 website: updates
- 09aba88 README update
- 6d4dea2 README update
- 3edf231 README update
- a4d7066 README update
- 1558187 README simplification
- 7bcab25 website: overview update
- c56e921 website: add developer-info
- a9c9f45 website: maintainer-info update
- 0a8d5da website: config.ts update
- 765b51f website: add maintainer-info
- adf699e website: rename docsSidebar
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- a17e878 website: update archive titles
- 856d61c website: npm run write-translations
- 09391ed website: add gtag trackingID
- fc290f3 website: overview cosmetics
- d5b6427 website: move ## Shared libraries to user info
- 3180ea8 website: home page update
- ab40565 website: config.ts: fix url to release
- 27b5f3a use PDF icon
- 512a172 ISSUE_TEMPLATE update
- 6d576b4 website: define customFields
- 5089d89 website: add copyright notice to code
- 7e1a07a website: tag releases (plural)
- 0fa8646 website: config add Tags menu
- cd2a0a8 website: install update
- 643cca4 website: authors (ilg)
- 8465271 website: faq update
- 998a1a9 website: overview update
- bf2d5ba website: config.ts update menus
- 33cbf16 website: install cosmetics
- c0dad2b website: user-info add frontMatter properties
- c9c721f README update
- a179803 website: rework home page
- 6d1c985 website: add user-info
- feeb617 website: overview update
- 5ac6cd5 website: sidebar rename Getting Started
- 141ce0b website: test.md update
- 8a965de website: rework install
- 41135a0 website: remove TODO from install
- ed5cda2 website: update testing path in releases
- a8650a4 website: revert to text download link
- 47ff398 website: update download-icon.png
- bb516cf website cosmetise frontMatter
- d075ce9 website: bold GLIBC
- f649d7f website: cosmetise project name
- 095ce13 website: cosmetise project name
- 7b7707c website: cosmetise GitHub links
- d9c8322 website: use download-icon.png
- b957b85 website: cosmetise download_url
- e9ffb86 website: fix broken link
- 369cbf2 website: custom.css reduce titles
- b3f1a56 website: add past releases
- b536924 website: add releases list
- bff34ac website: overview update
- 3f9bf36 website: overview update
- ecc784e website: overview update
- 42e41cb website: overview update
- 3855edf website: add some content
- a25365d package.json: bump deps
- ba5d21b add website with demo content
- f1072d2 package.json: generate publish-github-pages.yml
- 111b865 package.json: loglevel info
- 5a19113 package.json: bump deps
- 7b9b5e6 prepare 0.12.0-4
- 8cbfa44 body-jekyll update
- 2ad24bb tests update
- 127778e re-generate workflows
- 4aa2a2f re-generate .npmignore
- 3d16727 re-generate test.sh
- 745359b re-generate workflows
- ffc7fe0 READMEs update
- 5fa9ed6 package.json: rework generate workflows
- c436acd package.json: bump deps
- 95af0d2 application.sh: update
- c5e8dde package.json: clang 16.0.6-1.1
- 6b6a9ea rework git_clone call
- bf2edf6 READMEs update
- 00497ec package.json: XBB_ENVIRONMENT_SKIP_CHECKS
- 6cf8d60 READMEs update
- 2e93323 use is_develop and with_strip
- 722c16e package.json: add bison to deps
- b40f814 package.json: clang 17.0.6-1.1
- faaa191 README update
- a28baf0 0.12.0-3.1
- 8465154 CHANGELOG: publish npm v0.12.0-3.1
- b45a5c4 package.json: update urls for 0.12.0-3.1 release
- e7192fb README update
- 6d81c5d body-jekyll update
- 14ef91e CHANGELOG update
- 3933eac README update
- 4842e1d re-generate workflows
- 59a50ff prepare v0.12.0-3
- d7044a7 package.json: bump deps
- cbebec9 README update
- 24ac2d7 package.json: bump deps
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d3024ab README update
-
fa87ff7 prepare v0.12.0-3
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bdad9eb package.json: bump deps
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fac8054 READMEs update
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- 2970499 re-generate workflows
- af43a5e package.json: bump deps
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- ddc7da8 package.json: bump deps
- db10487 package.json: add linux32
- 9a7fcd0 body-jekyll update
- 8b25f59 package.json: bump deps
- 98f3c5b package.json: bump deps
- 4034ed7 versioning.sh: explicit libiconv for autotools
- 5543d33 package.json: bump deps
- f388e38 READMEs update
- 863383a body-jekyll update
- ccc8345 0.12.0-2.1
- 9e7c4e2 CHANGELOG: publish npm v0.12.0-2.1
- c362266 README update
- aaf3335 package.json: update urls for 0.12.0-2.1 release
- d1e8174 templates/jekyll update
- 7ef6356 package.json: fix syntax
- 06c28ac CHANGELOG update
- 22df712 package.json: revert to npmjs.com helper
- 5f28a5d restore package.json
- 6d42264 restore build-xbbli.yml
- 8c4438c build-xbbli.yml: try to mount .ssh
- 72c68d6 build-xbbli.yml: try to mount .ssh
- c661422 build-xbbli.yml: try to mount .ssh
- e118e81 build-xbbli.yml: try to mount .ssh
- cf5b35d package.json: mount .ssh to docker
- 9e0ef3c CHANGELOG update
- 4d284d9 README updates
- 024423c package.json: bump deps
- 8186554 package-lock.json update
- bdd0375 package.json: use github: helper
- 43fb8ee package.json: remove pkg-config from deps
- 99526e9 versioning.sh: bump deps
- 6743160 versioning.sh: update for latest commit
- f8e0808 openocd.sh: run_verbose diff
- c8379f3 CHANGELOG update
- 5a3f058 README updates
- 88994ee package.json: bump deps
- 012f130 dot.*ignore update
- d3d94dd re-generate workflows
- 70caa99 package.json: bump deps
- b3de5ce READMEs update
- e0e3c8e package.json: rm xpack-dev-tools-build/*
- e4c5804 package.json: bump deps
- e13385a READMEs update
- 82b20e2 package.json: bump deps
- c1aa321 READMEs update
- f2f7239 package.json: bump deps
- 8dd0d21 re-generate workflows
- f959671 README-MAINTAINER rename xbbla
- 60ff8ef package.json: rename xbbla
- a20733a package.json: bump deps
- 27277ab READMEs update
- ddcc6a0 package.json: bump deps
- 378cbda READMEs update
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- 92f9c49 package.json: reorder build actions
- 7a5f3eb READMEs update
- 5be3464 package.json: bump deps
- 0f34460 READMEs update
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- f743191 package.json: bump deps
- bbd6eb2 package.json: liquidjs --context --template
- 65ea0a9 scripts cosmetics
- cb1d34c re-generate workflows
- 629a380 READMEs update
- 9cdb678 package.json: minXpm 0.16.3 & @xpack-dev-tools/xbb-helper
- 40dfb2a READMEs update
- 77b1b4b package.json: bump deps
- 60a3907 package.json: move scripts to actions
- c26109e package.json: update xpack-dev-tools path
- 193f4d5 READMEs update xpack-dev-tools path
- ef9e796 .vscode/launch.json update
- fc6ac8c body-jekyll update
- 2774d4e READMEs update
- 03631fd package.json: bump deps
- 05f05aa package.json: add -develop-debug actions
- 08fe285 versioning.sh: add 0.12.0-2 commit id
- 592885b ~/Work/xpack-dev-tools/
- 5423546 prepare v0.12.0-2
- a6ed8e5 Merge pull request #26 from zqb-all/fix_typo
- 2aab171 README: fix typo
- 574ff3c README-DEVELOP.md: update
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- 63a1335 README-DEVELOP.md: update deep-clean
- 8e35423 openocd.sh: --enable-internal-libjaylink
- 068dc2d README-DEVELOPER update
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- 29c93c1 READMEs update
- 26ecf82 READMEs update prerequisites
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- b5081e9 README update
- c312703 .vscode/settings.json: ignoreWords
- 07cb567 README-MAINTAINER.md update
- e320656 README-MAINTAINER: update prerequisites
- 33e43d0 READMEs update
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32fbd24 body-jekyll update
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-
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- 813a0e2 package.json: bump deps & reorder git-log
- 68ba49c versioning.sh: update for https
- 1ed35c9 body-jekyll update
- 65cdee4 0.12.0-1.1
- 85ad2d2 CHANGELOG: publish npm v0.12.0-1.1
- f82dae3 package.json: update urls for 0.12.0-1.1 release
- e79ff4c READMEs updates
- af00549 body-jekyll update
- 8022518 CHANGELOG update
- b6da41e .vscode/settings.json: ignoreWords
- v0.12.0-1 released
- f37a409 README update
- 3b8d65d remove unused XBB_BRANDING
- bd6d610 openocd.sh: move docs to LIBRARIES
- 381fa84 versioning.sh: move GIT_URL defs
- e0f02bf add .vscode/launch.json
- 61987a9 package.json: bump deps
- 73ca561 README updates
- 8bb511b openocd.sh: re-enable parallel build
- 65aee84 openocd.sh: use only -ludev on linux
- 2d369c1 openocd.sh: apply patches locally
- 427c081 .vscode/settings.json: ignoreWords
- e619b4d prepare v0.12.0-1
- v0.12.0-1 prepared
- 02486b4 re-generate workflows
- 53c05f2 package.json: bump deps
- bcce8c3 versioning.sh: use versioning functions
- 949bed6 README-MAINTAINER remove caffeinate xpm
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- b16e64a README updates
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- 4b20bb2 cosmetize xbb_adjust_ldflags_rpath
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- 528e1f2 package.json: pass xpm version & loglevel
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- 3556cba package.json: bump deps
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- 62b1cd0 use autotools_build
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- c7a592c re-generate from templates
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- 3c40213 package.json: update
- 23269b2 package.json: bump deps
- 0e195e4 re-generate from templates
- d93b8ef rename functions
- d41e004 package.json: add caffeinate builds for macOS
- cca6fcc versioning.sh: use XBB_REQUESTED_*
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- 1e9b995 cleanups
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- 6237479 README updates
- 4b65463 README update
- d713f53 openocd.sh: fix test
- 33eebca .gitignore xpacks
- 9757baa package.json: bump deps
- 08b7b90 package.json: bump deps
- a5e069e package.json: bump deps
- b2ef4b3 package.json: bump deps
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- 89e5a13 openocd.sh: set -rpath
- f40f094 bring build_pkg_config back for macOS
- af34c4f package.json: add ninja to deps
- 15f9671 package.json: add cmake to deps
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- 582c24f versioning.sh: remove build_pkg_config
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- ba1fd0b package.json: bump deps & cleanups
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- 14504f4 re-generate workflows & scripts
- 821a513 package.json: bump deps
- f332865 package.json: bump deps
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- 4a05989 cosmetics
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- v0.11.0-4 published
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- v0.11.0-3 released
- v0.11.0-3 prepared
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- v0.11.0-2 released
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- [#10] - fix copying license sub-folders
- v0.11.0-1 prepared
- update to upstream 0.11
- [#3] - remove deprecated --enable-oocd_trace
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- add binaries for Arm 32/64-bit
- update for XBB v3.2
- based on openocd.git 8833c889da07eae750bcbc11215cc84323de9b74 from June 23rd, 2020
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- based on openocd.git d9ffe75e257aa4005dd34603860e45c57b1765b6
- bump v0.10.0-14
- add support for Arm binaries
- based on openocd.git e1e63ef30cea39aceda40daf194377c89c570101
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- v0.10.0-13 released
- update to 263deb380 from 7 Jul 2019
- v0.10.0-12-20190423 released
- prepare - v0.10.0-12
- update to latest master from Apr 7th, 2019
- update LIBUSB1_VERSION="1.0.22"
- update LIBFTDI_VERSION="1.4"
- v0.10.0-11-20190118 released
- update to latest master from Jan 16, 2019
- RISC-V specific patches were removed, only upstreamed functionality retained.
- v0.10.0-10-20181020 released
- rerun, to fix the macOS file dates
- update the -bit to singular
- v0.10.0-9-20181016 released
- update to latest master
- update to latest RISC-V
- revert some of the RISC-V patches in the common files
- update to latest RISC-V commits, including semihosting
- use separate README-*.md files
- update to latest commits, which include new semihosting (OpenOCD June 6th, RISC-V June 12th)
- v0.10.0-8-20180512 released
- use new build scripts based on XBB
- update to latest commits (OpenOCD April 27th, RISC-V May 8th)
- v0.10.0-7-20180123 released
- move semihosting code to separate files
- use them in RISC-V and ARM
- add 'arm semihosting_resexit enable' to allow exit() to return
- v0.10.0-6-20180112 released
- update to master from Dec 20
- update to riscv from Dec 29
- remove the patch to hide the CSRs, the new version displays only a limited number of them.
- remove the
remote_bitbang.cpatch, since it compiles ok on mingw-w64 - the SiFive board scripts were upstreamed to the RISC-V fork
- v0.10.0-5-20171110-dev released
- update to master from Oct 2
- update to riscv from Nov 4
- target.c & riscv/riscv-0[13].c: hide the 4096 CSRs from
monitor reg - update the SiFive board script files
- revert the risc-v changes in
remote_bitbang.c, since they break the build on mingw-w64
- v0.10.0-4-20171004-*-dev released
- update to master from Aug 10
- update to riscv fom Oct 2
- gdb_server.c: workaround to gdb errors; disable passing errors back to gdb since this risc-v change breaks other targets.
- v0.10.0-3-20170826-*-dev released
- merge RISC-V tag v20170818
- server.c: fix clang warning in getsockname()
- update build script to use Debian 9 Docker containers
- v0.10.0-2-20170622-1535-dev released
- merge RISC-V tag v20170621
- move the build specific gnu-mcu-eclipse folder to a separate openocd-build project
- add --enable-riscv and #if BUILD_RISCV
- add --enable-branding
- v0.10.0-1-20170607-2132-dev released
- add sifive-* configuration files to the board folder
- 60-openocd.rules: simplify access rights
- merge RISC-V commit '11008ba' into gnu-mcu-eclipse-dev
- rename gnu-mcu-eclipse & content
- merge original branch 'master' from 2017-06-02 into gnuarmeclipse-dev.
- merge RISC-V commit '51ab5a0' from 2017-05-26 into gnuarmeclipse-dev
- v0.10.0-20170124* released (stable)
- merge original 0.10.0, override local relative path processing
- v0.10.0-20161028*-dev released
- nsi file: add InstallDir; silent install should honour /D
- v0.10.0-20160110*-dev released
- v0.10.0-20151028*-dev released
- v0.9.0-20150519*-dev released
- remove @raggedright from openocd.texi
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the three separate build scripts were deprecated, and a single script, using Docker, was added to the main gnuarmeclipse-se.git/scripts.
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the greeting shows 32-bits or 64-bits (plural for bits). (wrong!)
- v0.9.0-20150324*-dev released
- v0.8.0-20150324* released
- the NSIS script was fixed to prevent removing the keys when uninstalling an older version.
- v0.9.0-20150320*-dev released
- v0.8.0-20150320* released
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the build scripts were extended to generate both the stable and the development version.
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multiple versions of the package can be installed in separate folders, named using the version.
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for Windows, more accurate keys were stored, so remember separate locations for 32/64-bit versions.
- v0.8.0-20150131* released
- gnuarmeclipse
All GNU ARM Eclipse OpenOCD build related files were grouped under this folder.
- README.md
Markdown files were added in all new folders, to improve the look when browsed in the SourceForge Git web browser.
- v0.8.0-20150119* released
- src/openocd.c
Add branding 'GNU ARM Eclipse' to the greeting message, to more easily identify this custom version.
- helper/options.c
Update the logic used to locate the 'scripts' folder, by using the argv[0], as on Windows. The logic is a bit more complicated, to accommodate 3 cases (no path, relative path and absolute path).