diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/scripting/Main.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/scripting/Main.scala
index cf1e76994441..ded809b9f675 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/scripting/Main.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/scripting/Main.scala
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ object Main:
     val javaClasspath = sys.props("java.class.path")
     val runtimeClasspath = s"${classpath}$pathsep$javaClasspath"
 
-    val jarTargetDir: Path = Option(scriptFile.toPath.getParent) match {
+    val jarTargetDir: Path = Option(scriptFile.toPath.toAbsolutePath.getParent) match {
       case None => sys.error(s"no parent directory for script file [$scriptFile]")
       case Some(parent) => parent
     }
diff --git a/dist/bin/common b/dist/bin/common
index d6da956207da..da5ae4aeff66 100755
--- a/dist/bin/common
+++ b/dist/bin/common
@@ -24,12 +24,9 @@ function onExit() {
 }
 
 # to reenable echo if we are interrupted before completing.
-trap onExit INT TERM
+trap onExit INT TERM EXIT
 
-cygwin=false
-mingw=false
-msys=false
-darwin=false
+unset cygwin mingw msys darwin conemu
 case "`uname`" in
   CYGWIN*) cygwin=true
           ;;
@@ -51,7 +48,9 @@ case "`uname`" in
 esac
 
 unset CYGPATHCMD
-if [[ ($cygwin||$mingw||$msys) ]]; then
+if [[ $cygwin || $mingw || $msys ]]; then
+  # ConEmu terminal is incompatible with jna-5.*.jar
+  [[ ($CONEMUANSI || $ConEmuANSI) ]] && conemu=true
   # cygpath is used by various windows shells: cygwin, git-sdk, gitbash, msys, etc.
   CYGPATHCMD=`which cygpath 2>/dev/null`
   case "$TERM" in
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ if [ -n "$CYGPATHCMD" ]; then
     JAVA_HOME=`"$CYGPATHCMD" -am "$JAVA_HOME"`
   CLASSPATH_SUFFIX=";"
   PSEP=";"
-elif ($mingw || $msys); then
+elif [[ $mingw || $msys ]]; then
   # For Mingw / Msys, convert paths from UNIX format before anything is touched
   [ -n "$PROG_HOME" ] &&
     PROG_HOME="`(cd "$PROG_HOME"; pwd -W | sed 's|/|\\\\|g')`"
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ find_lib () {
   local lib=$(find $PROG_HOME/lib/ -name "$1")
   if [ -n "$CYGPATHCMD" ]; then
     $CYGPATHCMD -am $lib
-  elif ($mingw || $msys); then
+  elif [[ $mingw ||  $msys ]]; then
     echo $lib | sed 's|/|\\\\|g'
   else
     echo $lib
@@ -150,7 +149,8 @@ SBT_INTF=$(find_lib "*compiler-interface*")
 JLINE_READER=$(find_lib "*jline-reader-3*")
 JLINE_TERMINAL=$(find_lib "*jline-terminal-3*")
 JLINE_TERMINAL_JNA=$(find_lib "*jline-terminal-jna-3*")
-[[ ($mingw||$msys) ]] || JNA=$(find_lib "*jna-5*")
+[[ $conemu ]] || JNA=$(find_lib "*jna-5*")
 
 # debug
+
 DEBUG_STR=-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5005
diff --git a/dist/bin/scalac b/dist/bin/scalac
index f81c20853bd2..74bfc4a603fe 100755
--- a/dist/bin/scalac
+++ b/dist/bin/scalac
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ if [ "$PROG_NAME" == "$ScriptingMain" ]; then
   scripting_string="-script $target_script ${scripting_args[@]}"
 fi
 
-eval exec "\"$JAVACMD\"" \
+eval "\"$JAVACMD\"" \
      ${JAVA_OPTS:-$default_java_opts} \
      "${DEBUG-}" \
      "${java_args[@]}" \
@@ -130,4 +130,5 @@ eval exec "\"$JAVACMD\"" \
      "${scala_args[@]}" \
      "${residual_args[@]}" \
      "${scripting_string-}"
-exit $?
+scala_exit_status=$?
+onExit
diff --git a/dist/bin/scaladoc b/dist/bin/scaladoc
index b536dbf99e4e..304da8f5045d 100755
--- a/dist/bin/scaladoc
+++ b/dist/bin/scaladoc
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ done
 
 classpathArgs
 
-eval exec "\"$JAVACMD\"" \
+eval "\"$JAVACMD\"" \
      ${JAVA_OPTS:-$default_java_opts} \
      "$DEBUG" \
      "${java_args[@]}" \
@@ -134,4 +134,5 @@ eval exec "\"$JAVACMD\"" \
      "${scala_args[@]}" \
      "${residual_args[@]}" \
      "$scripting_string"
-exit $?
+scala_exit_status=$?
+onExit