A simple single file hello.tcl '''Starkit''' under the title [Build Your First Starkit]. This tutorial takes you beyond a simple single file hello.tcl '''Starkit''' into a mult-file hello.tcl '''Starkit'''. The code presented here was developed quickly after chatting in the ''Tkchat'' application.

First, this example is going to show how to start without using the qwrap method. It's quite easy. Create the following directory structure:

 Hello.vfs/
 Hello.vfs/lib/

Hello.vfs is where our code will go and Hello.vfs/lib is where any extensions may be placed.

Create the main.tcl file under the Hello.vfs directory, let's get starkit up and running:

 package require starkit
 starkit::startup

 # Load our main source into the starkit
 set dir [file dirname [info script]]
 source [file join $dir hello.tcl]

Now we create our application in simple Tcl/Tk. No need to deal with or know about '''Starkit''' from here on out. We do, however, have to take special consideration during the sourcing of other files.

Create the hello.tcl file under the Hello.vfs directory:

 # Get the current scripts directory

 set dir [file dirname [info script]]; 
 
 # Source in the supporting file with the current scripts 
 # directory as it's base
 
 source [file join $dir funcs.tcl]
 
 # The example code
 
 button .hello -text "Say Hello" -command { sayHello "World" }
 pack .hello -padx 5 -pady 5 -expand 1 -fill both

Create the "sourced" file, funcs.tcl also in the Hello.vfs directory:

 # Supporting functions
 
 proc sayHello {toWho} {
         tk_messageBox -icon info -type ok -title "Saying Hello" -message "Hello, $toWho"
 }

Now you can wrap it with the sdx command:

 sdx wrap Hello.kit

and run your new multi-file '''Starkit''':

 tclkit Hello.kit

Now, the nice thing about this method is that you can also develop/test/run/deploy as a standard Tcl/Tk app as well.

 tclsh Hello.vfs/hello.tcl

Will run your app with out problems under tclsh. In the end my directory entire project structure looks like:

 HelloProject/
 HelloProject/Hello.vfs/
 HelloProject/Hello.vfs/main.tcl
 HelloProject/Hello.vfs/hello.tcl
 HelloProject/Hello.vfs/funcs.tcl
 HelloProject/Hello.vfs/lib

At a later date (once I have it all working) I'll add in my Makefile that gives me simple commands like:

 make kit
 make exe
 make run-tcl
 make run-kit
 make run-exe

This page was created by a novice, so your milage may vary. Please, comment on this if you have further instructions or better ways of doing it.

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