Starkit

This is no longer the Starkit home page, that has now been moved to: https://www.equi4.com/starkit.html (this page is kept until all reference information listed here has been transferred)

A Starkit is a packaging mechanism for delivering applications in a self-contained, installation-free, and portable way. The name comes from being based on a STandAlone Runtime.

First time here? See Getting started with Starkits on Windows or Getting started with Starkits on Unix.

• Purpose of starkits
• Where to find starkits
• How to use a starkit
• How to assemble a starkit
• Single-file starpacks
• Compatibility issues
• Anatomy of a starkit (includes a number of conceptual pictures)
• Version IDs provide a way to track versions of starkits
• Starsync - a way to download and incrementally update starkits
• Starchive - a concept for managing starkit collections and revisions
• Background information on Starkits
• Other wrapping mechanisms
• How to set up starkits as CGI
• Placing packages in a starkit
• Custom icons for Win32 starpacks
• Links to older information
• Glossary of terms

Current status

• November 2002 - Tclkit 8.4.1 released
• September 2002 - Starkits and Tclkit 8.4.0 final, included on the Tcl/Tk 2002 conference CD
• There is a Starkit Mailing List to discuss everything related to Starkits, Starpacks, and Tclkit

Papers, presentations

• Beyond Tclkit - Starkits, Starpacks and other *stuff by Steve Landers, 9th Tcl/Tk Conference, Vancouver 2002, see [1].
• Tclkit, Starkits (still called SDs), and Critcl were presented at EuroTcl Munich, June 2002, see [2] and [3].
• SD's, a precursor to Starkits, were presented at the Tcl/Tk 2000 conference in Austin, see [4].

In case you're wondering

• The term scripted document is obsolete - it's now a Starkit
• The term custom tclkit is obsolete - it's now a Starpack