diff --git a/ui (gen4)/Makefile b/ui (gen4)/Makefile
index ff4c2fe0..8d83d437 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/Makefile	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/Makefile	
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #	 	- git
 # 		- nodejs / npm 
 # 			also nodejs-legacy seems to be required by some code...
-# 		- npm i -g electron electron-rebuild asar less
+# 		- npm i -g electron electron-rebuild asar less (optional)
 # 		- wget
 # 		- zip / unzip / zipnote
 # 			if zipnote fails this is likely due to a bug in 
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@
 
 SHELL := $(shell which bash)
 
+# set path to use local tools...
+export PATH := $(shell pwd)/node_modules/.bin/:$(PATH)
+
 
 
 # variables...
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/e.js b/ui (gen4)/e.js
index e72feb14..7c90e810 100644
--- a/ui (gen4)/e.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/e.js	
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ var path = require('path')
 var url = require('url')
 //var fs = require('fs')
 
+var argv = require('ig-argv')
+
 var VERSION = require('./version').version
 
 
@@ -30,6 +32,12 @@ var VERSION = require('./version').version
 /*********************************************************************/
 
 // XXX process args...
+// 		...might be a good idea to process args in two stages:
+// 		1) process pre-start args:
+// 			splash screen opts
+// 			debug stuff (dev tools etc)
+// 			start mode (ui vs cli ...)
+// 		2) process the rest of the args within the started context...