synesissoftware · Sep 29, 2026 · Sep 29, 2026 · Sep 29, 2026 · Sep 29, 2026 · Sep 29, 2026
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 	"C_Cpp.clang_format_style": "file",
 	"C_Cpp.default.cStandard": "c17",
 	"C_Cpp.default.cppStandard": "c++17",
+	"C_Cpp.default.defines": [
+		// "STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION",
+	],
 	"C_Cpp.enhancedColorization": "enabled",
 	"C_Cpp.errorSquiggles": "enabled",
 	"C_Cpp.formatting": "clangFormat",

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,17 +3,23 @@
 
 ## 1.11.1-rc9 - 18th October 2026
 
+* additions:
+  * Added `unixstl::system_traits<>::get_current_process_path()` and `winstl::system_traits<>::get_current_process_path()` (multibyte and wide), obtaining the current process image path with an optional basename path-separator out-parameter;
+  * Added `T_resizeableBuffer` overloads of `get_current_process_path()` on **unixstl** / **winstl** `system_traits` (query → `stlsoft::resizeable_buffer_resize()` → fill; `ppFile` only after the final fill; resize failure sets `ENOMEM` / `ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY` and leaves the buffer unchanged);
+* testing:
+  * Component tests **test/component/unixstl/system/process_paths** (multibyte; multi-OS raw path oracle; resizeable-buffer overloads for `auto_buffer` / `vector`, `ppFile`, and resize-failure) and **test/component/winstl/system/process_paths** (multibyte and wide; `GetModuleFileName` oracle; same resizeable-buffer coverage);
+  * **test.unit.versions** — aligned with **1.11.1-rc9** (**_STLSOFT_VER_1_11_1_RC9**);
 * docs:
   * Normalised Doxygen `\pre` comments to bare boolean expressions (no outer parentheses; no trailing `;` / `.`);
   * Prefer `nullptr` over `NULL` / prose in `\pre` text; optional-buffer forms use zero-length check first (`0 == n || nullptr != s`);
   * Converted expressible prose preconditions (e.g. `!empty()`, `n <= size()`, `nullptr != p`) where applicable; retained soft COM / prior-init / exception-gated contracts as prose;
 * version:
   * **test.unit.versions** — aligned with **1.11.1-rc9** (**_STLSOFT_VER_1_11_1_RC9**);
-  * **unixstl** — **1.8.6 beta 8** (**_UNIXSTL_VER_1_8_6_B08**), with **STLSoft 1.11.1-rc9**;
-  * **winstl** — **1.13.0 beta 5** (**_WINSTL_VER_1_13_0_B05**), with **STLSoft 1.11.1-rc9**;
+  * **comstl** — **1.10.4** (**_COMSTL_VER_1_10_4**), with **STLSoft 1.11.1-rc9**;
   * **inetstl** — **1.5.0 alpha 4** (**_INETSTL_VER_1_5_0_A04**), with **STLSoft 1.11.1-rc9**;
   * **platformstl** — **1.10.0 beta 3** (**_PLATFORMSTL_VER_1_10_0_B03**), with **STLSoft 1.11.1-rc9**;
-  * **comstl** — **1.10.4** (**_COMSTL_VER_1_10_4**), with **STLSoft 1.11.1-rc9**;
+  * **unixstl** — **1.8.6 beta 8** (**_UNIXSTL_VER_1_8_6_B08**), with **STLSoft 1.11.1-rc9**;
+  * **winstl** — **1.13.0 beta 5** (**_WINSTL_VER_1_13_0_B05**), with **STLSoft 1.11.1-rc9**;
 
 
 ## 1.11.1-rc8 - 10th October 2026

diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 | Date                | News Item                           | Details |
 | ------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------- |
-| 18th October 2026   | Release of [STLSoft 1.11.1-rc9](https://github.com/synesissoftware/STLSoft/releases/tag/1.11.1-rc9) | `\pre` normalised to bare exprs with `nullptr`; zero-first optional buffers; companion project version bumps |
+| 16th October 2026   | Release of [STLSoft 1.11.1-rc9](https://github.com/synesissoftware/STLSoft/releases/tag/1.11.1-rc9) | `get_current_process_path()` (+ resizeable-buffer overloads) on **unixstl** / **winstl** `system_traits`; process_paths component tests; `\pre` normalised to bare exprs with `nullptr`; zero-first optional buffers; companion project version bumps |
 | 10th October 2026   | Release of [STLSoft 1.11.1-rc8](https://github.com/synesissoftware/STLSoft/releases/tag/1.11.1-rc8) | environment_variable_strtoll()`; `unixstl::filesystem_traits<>::rewind_dir()`; `class_type` and `getenv_s()` empty-variable fixes; component tests; `cmake --build` helper scripts; **run_all_component_tests.sh** / **run_all_automated_tests.sh**; **generate_doxygen.sh**; Linguist classification |
 | 30th September 2026 | Release of [STLSoft 1.11.1-rc7](https://github.com/synesissoftware/STLSoft/releases/tag/1.11.1-rc7) | counted NULs; `wchar_t` `string_begins_with`; bit intrinsics; `write_binary()`; `file_lines` mmap (~10–20× vs `fgetc`); compare and allocator units; MinGW static runtime; short test directories; nested **test/performance** |
 | 21st September 2026 | Release of [STLSoft 1.11.1-rc6](https://github.com/synesissoftware/STLSoft/releases/tag/1.11.1-rc6) | ACE/ATL/MFC CI; Clang/macOS `stricmp` aliases |

diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   - [1.11.9](#1119)
   - [1.11.10](#11110)
   - [1.11.11](#11111)
+  - [Cross-publish to STLSoft-1.11](#cross-publish-to-stlsoft-111)
 - [1.12](#112)
 - [Requires clarification by project maintainers](#requires-clarification-by-project-maintainers)
 - [Abandoned](#abandoned)
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@
 * [ ] Remove **WTL**;
 * [ ] Resolve finally the structure and semantics of the top-level execution scripts (**run_all_unit_tests.sh**, **run_all_scratch_tests.sh**, **run_all_examples.sh**, **execute_performance_tests.sh**, and Windows `.cmd` counterparts) on all platforms — discovery globs, execute-bit / artifact restore, zero-match failure, verbosity, and CI wiring;
 * [ ] bring in some essential unit-tests from interal repo;
+* [ ] Being the CONCEPTS documentation:
+  * [ ] auto-buffer;
+  * [ ] resizeable-buffer;
+  * [ ] string-access-shims;
+  * [ ] Null Object (variable);
+  * [ ] Externals (esp. not introducing sub-project's headers proper);
+  * [ ] Conformance: Structural, Semantic, Intersecting;
+  * [ ] ...
 
 
 ### 1.11.2
@@ -98,6 +107,13 @@ Dedicated increment: **test analysis and coverage only** — no other product ch
 * [ ] Doxygen build (**Doxyfile**, **generate_doxygen.sh**) and deeper API documentation — see also [**KNOWN_ISSUES.md**](./KNOWN_ISSUES.md);
 
 
+### Cross-publish to STLSoft-1.11
+
+When tip **1.11** is finally complete, cross-publish into the versioned line **[synesissoftware/STLSoft-1.11](https://github.com/synesissoftware/STLSoft-1.11)** (not done for the interim VOLE / historical-consumer recognition work — that line was left unpushed on purpose).
+
+* [ ] Cross-publish the completed tip **1.11** tree into **STLSoft-1.11**, including the unknown-newer Visual C++ warn-not-error forward-warning from the **`prospective-msvc`** branch (and any related recognition / semi-freeze messaging needed for historical consumers);
+
+
 ## 1.12
 
 From **1.12** onwards, every new component or feature must ship with an **example**, **unit tests**, and a **blog entry** on the new Website (website work is contemporaneous with 1.12). See **oss-library-modernisation** (STLSoft 1.12+ feature completeness).

diff --git a/include/stlsoft/stlsoft.h b/include/stlsoft/stlsoft.h
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 #ifndef STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION
 # define STLSOFT_VER_STLSOFT_H_STLSOFT_MAJOR    3
 # define STLSOFT_VER_STLSOFT_H_STLSOFT_MINOR    57
-# define STLSOFT_VER_STLSOFT_H_STLSOFT_REVISION 20
-# define STLSOFT_VER_STLSOFT_H_STLSOFT_EDIT     609
+# define STLSOFT_VER_STLSOFT_H_STLSOFT_REVISION 21
+# define STLSOFT_VER_STLSOFT_H_STLSOFT_EDIT     610
 #else /* ? STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */
 /* # include "./internal/doxygen_defs.h" */
 #endif /* !STLSOFT_DOCUMENTATION_SKIP_SECTION */