diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 28b320b..2c3d893 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ Enscons is a Python packaging tool based on `SCons <http://scons.org/>`_.  It bu
 
 Enscons helps you to build sdists that can be automatically built by pip, and wheels that are independent of enscons.
 
+About this fork
+---------------
+
+This fork adds the following features to plain enscons:
+
+* optionally name SConstruct files enscons.py 
+
+* possibility to pass --config-settings of the form 'option=value' into SCons ARGUMENTS
+
+* possibility to have smaller SConstructs with the help of enscons.helper module (remove boilerplate code)
+
+* experimentally support pyarmor
+
 What does enscons provide?
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/enscons/api.py b/enscons/api.py
index 4c2e4fd..c74b4d2 100644
--- a/enscons/api.py
+++ b/enscons/api.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 def _run(alias):
     try:
+        if os.path.isfile("enscons.py") and not "-fenscons.py" in sys.argv:
+            sys.argv.append("-fenscons.py")
         SCons.Script.Main.main()
     except SystemExit:
         pass
diff --git a/enscons/helpers.py b/enscons/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1306099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enscons/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+"""
+This module provides helper functions for packaging python code into wheels using enscons as a build backend.
+
+A basic pure-python SConstruct may look like the following:
+
+# SConstruct start
+
+    import enscons
+    import enscons.helpers
+    import os
+
+    env, version_file = enscons.helpers.prolog(None, enscons.get_universal_tag())
+    package_source = [node for package in env["PACKAGE_METADATA"]["packages"]
+                           for node in enscons.helpers.recursiveGlob(package)]
+
+    # add other files (e.g. json configurations) to the package_source list as needed, you can use
+    # enscons.helpers.recursiveGlob for this as well
+
+    lib = env.Whl(env["WHEEL_TARGET"], package_source, root=".")
+    lic_files = [x for x in os.listdir() if x.lower().startswith("license") or x.lower().startswith("notice")]
+    lib += env.Install(env["DIST_INFO_PATH"], lic_files)
+
+    enscons.helpers.epilog(env, lib, lic_files + version_file)
+
+# SConstruct end
+
+If you want to distribute shared objects, dll's or other binary code, you can use this template
+
+# SConstruct start
+
+    import enscons
+    improt enscons.helpers
+    import os
+
+    env, version_file = enscons.helpers.prolog(None, enscons.get_universal_tag())
+    package_source = [node for package in env["PACKAGE_METADATA"]["packages"] 
+                           for node in enscons.helpers.recursiveGlob(package)]
+
+    # add other files (e.g. json configurations) to the package_source list as needed, you can use 
+    # enscons.helpers.recursiveGlob for this as well
+
+    lib = env.Whl(env["WHEEL_TARGET"], package_source, root=".")
+    lic_files = [x for x in os.listdir() if x.lower().startswith("license") or x.lower().startswith("notice")]
+    lib += env.Install(env["DIST_INFO_PATH"], lic_files)
+
+    if not "editable" in COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS:
+        # assume we only have one package
+        env["PACKAGE_NAME"] = env["PACKAGE_METADATA"]["packages"][0]
+        # for each binary source, add the source to the wheel like this
+        lib += env.Install("$WHEEL_PATH/$PACKAGE_NAME/<subdirectory>", binary_source)
+
+    enscons.helpers.epilog(env, lib, lic_files + version_file)
+
+# SConstruct end
+
+If you want enable pyarmor, you can use this template:
+
+# SConstruct start
+
+    import enscons
+    import enscons.helpers
+    import os
+
+    env, version_file = enscons.prolog(None, enscons.get_binary_tag())
+    py_files = [node for package in env["PACKAGE_METADATA"]["packages"] 
+                     for node in enscons.helpers.recursiveGlob(package)]
+
+    lib = env.Whl(env["WHEEL_TARGET"], [], root=".")
+    pyarmored = enscons.helpers.pyarmor(py_files, env)
+
+    package_source = (pyfiles if pyarmored is None else [])
+    # add other files (e.g. json configurations) to the package_source list as needed, you can use 
+    # enscons.helpers.recursiveGlob for this as well
+
+    lib += env.Whl(env["WHEEL_TARGET"], package_source, root=".")
+    lic_files = [x for x in os.listdir() if x.lower().startswith("license") or x.lower().startswith("notice")]
+    lib += env.Install(env["DIST_INFO_PATH"], lic_files)
+    if pyarmored is not None:
+        lib += pyarmored
+
+    enscons.helpers.epilog(env, lib, lic_files + version_file)
+
+# SConstruct end
+
+"""
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import traceback
+import enscons
+import pytoml as toml
+from SCons.Script import *
+
+def recursiveGlob(root, pattern="*.py", ignoreNames=None, expectFile=None):
+    """
+    Helper function for recursively globbing package source files
+    
+    :param root: base directory to search
+    :param pattern: file name pattern (default: *.py)
+    :param ignoreNames: directory names to ignore (default: ["__pycache__"])
+    :param expectFile: directories without at least one of the given files are ignored (default: ["__init__.py"])
+    :return: a list of SCons file nodes matching the rules
+    """
+    ignoreNames = ["__pycache__"] if ignoreNames is None else ignoreNames
+    expectFile = ["__init__.py"] if expectFile is None else [expectFile] if isinstance(expectFile, str) else expectFile
+    matches = []
+    res = Glob(os.path.join(root, pattern))
+    for oswroot, oswdirnames, _ in os.walk(root):
+        for oswdirname in oswdirnames:
+            if oswdirname in ignoreNames:
+                print("[%s]: Ignoring %s (directory name is ignored)." % (pattern, os.path.join(oswroot, oswdirname)))
+                continue
+            found = any([os.path.isfile(os.path.join(oswroot, oswdirname, fn)) for fn in expectFile])
+            if (not found) and len(expectFile) > 0:
+                print("[%s]: Ignoring %s (expected files %s not found)." % (pattern, os.path.join(oswroot, oswdirname), expectFile))
+                continue
+            res.extend(Glob(os.path.join(oswroot, oswdirname, pattern)))
+    return res
+
+def prolog(os_environ_version_key, wheel_tag, is_binary=None, py_project_toml="pyproject.toml"):
+    """
+    Function supporting an enscons build to remove some boilerplate copy/paste stuff. 
+    Use env["PACKAGE_METADATA"] to access the toml metadata.
+    Use env["WHEEL_TARGET"] to access the target ("purelib" or "platlib")
+    
+    :param os_environ_version_key: the name of the environment variable containing the version number (might be None)
+    :param wheel_tag: the tag for the wheel (you can use enscons.get_abi3_tag() for binary wheels and enscons.get_universal_tag() for pure python wheels)
+    :param py_project_toml: the name of the pyproject.toml file
+    :return: scons environment, version_file SCons node
+    """
+    if is_binary is None:
+        is_binary = "-none-any" not in wheel_tag
+    
+    if Dir("#build").exists():
+        # these directories might cause troubles -> remove them before doing anything else
+        print("Removing left-over build directory")
+        shutil.rmtree(Dir("#build").abspath, ignore_errors=True)
+    
+    metadata = dict(toml.load(open("pyproject.toml")))["project"]
+    if os.path.isfile("VERSION.txt"):
+        metadata["version"] = open("VERSION.txt").read().strip()
+        version_file = ["VERSION.txt"]
+    else:
+        default_version = "99.99.99"
+        metadata["version"] = os.environ.get(os_environ_version_key, default_version) if os_environ_version_key is not None else default_version
+        version_file = None
+
+    env = Environment(
+        tools=["default", "packaging", "textfile", enscons.generate],
+        PACKAGE_METADATA=metadata,
+        WHEEL_TAG=wheel_tag,
+        ENV=os.environ.copy(),
+        WHEEL_TARGET="platlib" if is_binary else "purelib"       
+    )
+
+    if version_file is None:
+        # version files will be put into the source distribution
+        version_file = env.Textfile("VERSION.txt", metadata["version"])
+    
+    return env, version_file
+
+def epilog(env, lib, additional_source_files):
+    """
+    Function supporting an enscons build to remove some boilerplate copy/paste stuff.
+
+    :param env: The SCons environment to be used
+    :param lib: The lib targets as a source to env.Wheel
+    :param additional_source_files: additional files to be added to sdist (e.g. LICENSE, NOTICE, ...)
+    """
+    whl = env.WhlFile(lib)
+
+    # Add automatic source files, plus any other needed files.
+    sdist_source = FindSourceFiles() + ["PKG-INFO", "setup.py", "pyproject.toml"] + additional_source_files
+    sdist = env.SDist(source=sdist_source)
+
+    env.NoClean(sdist)
+    env.Alias("sdist", sdist)
+
+    develop = env.Command("#DEVELOP", enscons.egg_info_targets(env), enscons.develop)
+    env.Alias("develop", develop)
+
+    # needed for pep517 / enscons.api to work
+    env.Default(whl, sdist)
+
+def pyarmor_enabled():
+    pyarmor_platform = ARGUMENTS.get("pyarmor_platform", None)
+    pyarmor_license = ARGUMENTS.get("pyarmor_license", None)
+    pyarmor_cmd = ARGUMENTS.get("pyarmor_cmd", None)
+    pyarmor_flags = ARGUMENTS.get("pyarmor_flags", None)
+    if pyarmor_platform is not None or pyarmor_license is not None or pyarmor_cmd is not None or pyarmor_flags is not None:
+        return True
+    return False
+
+def pyarmor(py_files, env):
+    """
+    Function for supporting pyarmor obfuscation. The obfuscation is controlled via the SCons arguments 
+    pyarmor_platform, pyarmor_license, pyarmor_cmd, pyarmor_flags. If at least one of these arguments is
+    present, then pyarmor is enabled.
+    
+    Note: This is a pretty basic usage of pyarmor. More advanced usages with restrict may probably require the
+    usage of pyarmor projects (https://pyarmor.readthedocs.io/en/v7.7/project.html), which is out of scope here.
+    
+    :param py_files: the python files of the project (potentially obfuscated)
+    :param env: the scons environment where env.Whl already has been executed at least once.
+    :return: the pyarmored files or None if pyarmor is not configured
+    """
+    pyarmor_platform = ARGUMENTS.get("pyarmor_platform", None)
+    pyarmor_license = ARGUMENTS.get("pyarmor_license", None)
+    pyarmor_cmd = ARGUMENTS.get("pyarmor_cmd", None)
+    pyarmor_flags = ARGUMENTS.get("pyarmor_flags", None)
+    pyarmored = None
+    if pyarmor_platform is not None or pyarmor_license is not None or pyarmor_cmd is not None or pyarmor_flags is not None:
+        if pyarmor_cmd is None:
+            pyarmor_cmd = "%s -m pyarmor.pyarmor" % sys.executable
+        pyarmor_args = "" if pyarmor_flags is None else pyarmor_flags
+        pyarmor_license = [pyarmor_license] if pyarmor_license is not None else []
+        #reglic = env.Command(["non_existing_dummy_file"], [pyarmor_license], "%s register ${SOURCES[0]}" % pyarmor_cmd)
+        if pyarmor_platform is not None:
+            pyarmor_args += " --platform=%s" % pyarmor_platform
+
+        sources = []
+        targets = []
+        for f in py_files:
+            sources.append(f)
+            targets.append(env["WHEEL_PATH"].File(str(f)))
+        targets.append(env["WHEEL_PATH"].Dir("ifm_o3r_cmf").Dir("pytransform"))
+        
+        def pyarmorify(target, source, env):
+            try:
+                with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+                    first_source = None
+                    for i, tgtfile in enumerate(target[:-1]):
+                        srcfile = str(source[i])
+                        tgtdir = Path(tmpdir) / str(source[i].dir)
+                        tgtdir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                        shutil.copy(srcfile, tgtdir)
+                        if i == 0:
+                            first_source = tgtdir / Path(srcfile).name
+                    if len(source) == len(target):
+                        print("%s register %s" % (pyarmor_cmd, source[-1]))
+                        if env.Execute("%s register %s" % (pyarmor_cmd, source[-1])):
+                            raise RuntimeError("pyarmor register returned error")
+                    elif len(source)+1 != len(target):
+                        raise RuntimeError("Unexpected list lengths")
+                    print("%s obfuscate %s --recursive --output $WHEEL_PATH/${PACKAGE_METADATA['packages'][0]} %s" % (pyarmor_cmd, pyarmor_args, first_source))
+                    if env.Execute("%s obfuscate %s --recursive --output $WHEEL_PATH/${PACKAGE_METADATA['packages'][0]} %s" % (pyarmor_cmd, pyarmor_args, first_source)):
+                        raise RuntimeError("pyarmor obfuscate returned error")
+            except Exception as e:
+                traceback.print_exc()
+                return 1
+            return 0
+        
+        # we are using whole package mode here
+        pyarmored = env.Command(targets, sources + pyarmor_license, 
+                                pyarmorify)
+        
+    return pyarmored
+    
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f3ccdff..270f563 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [project]
-name = "enscons"
-description = "Tools for building Python packages with SCons"
+name = "enscons-forked"
+description = "Tools for building Python packages with SCons (forked for providing some useful features)"
 version = "0.28.0"
 
-authors = [{ name = "Daniel Holth", email = "dholth@fastmail.fm" }]
+authors = [{ name = "Christoph Wiedemann", email = "62332054+cwiede@users.noreply.github.com" }]
 classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 packages = ["enscons"]
 readme = "README.rst"
 src_root = "."
-url = "https://github.com/dholth/enscons"
+url = "https://github.com/cwiede/enscons"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 cli = ["click"]