diff --git a/src/modules/punk/mix/templates/layouts/project/src/make.tcl b/src/modules/punk/mix/templates/layouts/project/src/make.tcl
index f053cd5f..70b41b1b 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/mix/templates/layouts/project/src/make.tcl
+++ b/src/modules/punk/mix/templates/layouts/project/src/make.tcl
@@ -5,32 +5,199 @@
 #It is assumed the src folder has been placed somewhere where appropriate 
 #(e.g not in /usr  or c:/  - unless you intend it to directly make and place folders and files in those locations)
 
-package require punk::mix
+set hashline "# ## ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ###"
+puts $hashline
+puts "    punkshell make script " 
+puts $hashline\n
+namespace eval ::punkmake {
+    variable scriptfolder [file normalize [file dirname [info script]]]
+    variable foldername [file tail $scriptfolder]
+    variable pkg_requirements [list]; variable pkg_missing [list];variable pkg_loaded [list]
+    variable non_help_flags [list -k]
+    variable help_flags     [list -help --help /?]
+    variable known_commands [list project get-project-info]
+}
+if {"::try" ni [info commands ::try]} {
+    puts stderr "Tcl interpreter possibly too old - 'try' command not found - aborting"
+    exit 1
+}
+# ** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+#*temporarily* hijack package command
+# ** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+try {
+    rename ::package ::punkmake::package_temp_aside
+    proc ::package {args} {
+        if {[lindex $args 0] eq "require"} {
+            lappend ::punkmake::pkg_requirements [lindex $args 1]
+        }
+    }
+    package require punk::mix
+    package require punk::repo
+} finally {
+    catch {rename ::package ""}
+    catch {rename ::punkmake::package_temp_aside ::package}
+}
+# ** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+foreach pkg $::punkmake::pkg_requirements {
+    if {[catch {package require $pkg} errM]} {
+        puts stderr "missing pkg: $pkg"
+        lappend ::punkmake::pkg_missing $pkg 
+    } else {
+        lappend ::punkmake::pkg_loaded $pkg
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+
+proc punkmake_gethelp {args} {
+    set scriptname [file tail [info script]]
+    append h "Usage:" \n 
+    append h "" \n
+    append h "  $scriptname -help  or $scriptname --help or $scriptname /? or just $scriptname" \n
+    append h "  - This help." \n \n
+    append h "  $scriptname project ?-k?" \n
+    append h "  - this is the literal word project - and confirms you want to run the project build" \n
+    append h "  - the optional -k flag will terminate processes running as the executable being built (if applicable)" \n \n
+    append h "  $scriptname get-project-info" \n
+    append h "  - show the name and base folder of the project to be built" \n
+    append h "" \n
+    if {[llength $::punkmake::pkg_missing]} {
+        append h "* ** NOTE ** ***" \n
+        append h "    punkmake has detected that the following packages could not be loaded:" \n
+        append h "    " [join $::punkmake::pkg_missing "\n    "] \n
+        append h "* ** *** *** ***" \n
+        append h "    These packages are required for punk make to function" \n \n
+        append h "* ** *** *** ***" \n\n
+        append h "Successfully Loaded packages:" \n
+        append h "    " [join $::punkmake::pkg_loaded "\n    "] \n
+    }
+    return $h
+}
+set scriptargs $::argv
+set do_help 0
+if {![llength $scriptargs]} {
+    set do_help 1
+} else {
+    foreach h $::punkmake::help_flags {
+        if {[lsearch $scriptargs $h] >= 0} {
+            set do_help 1
+            break
+        }
+    }
+}
+set commands_found [list]
+foreach a $scriptargs {
+    if {![string match -* $a]} {
+        lappend commands_found $a
+    } else {
+        if {$a ni $::punkmake::non_help_flags} {
+            set do_help 1
+        }
+    }
+}
+if {[llength $commands_found] != 1 } {
+    set do_help 1
+} elseif {[lindex $commands_found 0] ni $::punkmake::known_commands} {
+    puts stderr "Unknown command: [lindex $commands_found 0]\n\n"
+    set do_help 1
+}
+if {$do_help} {
+    puts stderr [punkmake_gethelp] 
+    exit 1
+}
+
+set ::punkmake::command [lindex $commands_found 0]
+
 
 if {[lsearch $::argv -k] >= 0} {
     set forcekill 1
 } else {
     set forcekill 0
 }
-puts stdout "::argv  $::argv"
-set sourcefolder [file normalize [file dirname [info script]]]
+#puts stdout "::argv  $::argv"
 # ----------------------------------------
 
-set target_modules_base [file dirname $sourcefolder]/modules
-file mkdir $target_modules_base
+set scriptfolder $::punkmake::scriptfolder
 
-#external modules first - and any supporting files - no 'building' required
-set copied [punk::mix::cli::lib::copy_files_from_source_to_base $sourcefolder/deps $target_modules_base -force 1]
-puts stderr "Copied [llength $copied] dependencies"
 
 
-set src_module_dir $sourcefolder/modules
-#modules and associated files belonging to this package/app
-set copied [punk::mix::cli::lib::build_modules_from_source_to_base $src_module_dir $target_modules_base -glob *.tm] ;#will only accept a glob ending in .tm
-puts stderr "Copied [llength $copied] app modules"
+#first look for a project root (something under fossil or git revision control AND matches punk project folder structure)
+#If that fails - just look for a 'project shaped folder' ie meets minimum requirements of /src /src/lib /src/modules /lib /modules
+if {![string length [set projectroot [punk::repo::find_project $scriptfolder]]]} {
+    if {![string length [set projectroot [punk::repo::find_candidate $scriptfolder]]]} {
+        puts stderr "punkmake script unable to determine an approprite project root at or above the path '$scriptfolder' ensure the make script is within a project folder structure"
+        puts stderr " -aborted- "
+        exit 2
+        #todo?
+        #ask user for a project name and create basic structure?
+        #call punk::mix::cli::new $projectname on parent folder?
+    } else {
+        puts stderr "WARNING punkmake script operating in project space that is not under version control"
+    }
+} else {
+    
+}
+
+if {$::punkmake::command eq "get-project-info"} {
+    puts stdout "- -- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---"
+    puts stdout "- -- get-project-info -- -"
+    puts stdout "- -- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---"
+    puts stdout "- projectroot     : $projectroot"
+    if {[punk::repo::find_fossil $scriptfolder] eq $projectroot} {
+        set vc "fossil"
+        set rev [punk::repo::fossil_revision $scriptfolder]
+    } elseif {[punk::repo::find_git $scriptfolder] eq $projectroot} {
+        set vc "git"
+        set rev [punk::repo::git_revision $scriptfolder]
+    } else {
+        set vc " - none found -"
+        set rev "n/a"
+    }
+    puts stdout "- version control : $vc"
+    puts stdout "- revision        : $rev"
+    puts stdout "- -- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---"
 
-set copied [punk::mix::cli::lib::copy_nonmodules_from_source_to_base $src_module_dir $target_modules_base -force 1]
+    exit 0
+}
 
+if {$::punkmake::command ne "project"} {
+    puts stderr "Command $::punkmake::command not implemented - aborting."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+
+set sourcefolder $projectroot/src
+
+#only a single consolidated /modules folder used for target
+set target_modules_base $projectroot/modules
+file mkdir $target_modules_base
+
+#external libs and modules first - and any supporting files - no 'building' required
+if {[file exists $sourcefolder/vendorlib]} {
+    set copied [punk::mix::cli::lib::copy_files_from_source_to_target $sourcefolder/vendorlib $projectroot/lib -overwrite ALL-TARGETS]
+    puts stderr "Copied [llength $copied] vendor libs from src/vendorlib to $projectroot/lib"
+} else {
+    puts stderr "NOTE: No src/vendorlib folder found."
+}
+if {[file exists $sourcefolder/vendormodules]} {
+    set copied [punk::mix::cli::lib::copy_files_from_source_to_target $sourcefolder/vendormodules $target_modules_base -overwrite ALL-TARGETS]
+    puts stderr "Copied [llength $copied] vendor modules from src/vendormodules to $target_modules_base"
+} else {
+    puts stderr "NOTE: No src/vendormodules folder found."
+}
+
+#default source module folder is at projectroot/src/modules
+#There may be multiple other src module folders at same level (e.g folder not being other special-purpose folder and not matching name vendor* that contains at least one .tm file in its root) 
+set source_module_folderlist [punk::mix::cli::lib::find_source_module_paths $projectroot]
+foreach src_module_dir $source_module_folderlist {
+    set dirtail [file tail $src_module_dir]
+    #modules and associated files belonging to this package/app
+    set copied [punk::mix::cli::lib::build_modules_from_source_to_base $src_module_dir $target_modules_base -glob *.tm] ;#will only accept a glob ending in .tm
+    puts stderr "Copied [llength $copied] tm modules from src/$dirtail to $target_modules_base "
+
+    set copied [punk::mix::cli::lib::copy_nonmodules_from_source_to_base $src_module_dir $target_modules_base -overwrite ALL-TARGETS]
+}
 
 # ----------------------------------------