A '''Starpack''' is a special version of a [Starkit], which combines a Starkit with a [TclKit] runtime into a single file.

Starpacks are standalone executables which run out of the box, making them even easier to distribute and use than Starkits.  This convenience does introduce a number of trade-offs:
   * Starpacks only work on the platform for which they have been built
   * Starpacks cannot modify themselves
   * Starpacks must be updated as a whole, and are (much) larger than most Starkits

Note that Starpacks use the same packaging mechanism as Starkits, their content can be listed and extracted with the [SDX] utility.  The main difference is that the "header" is a large executable file, and that the files stored inside include all the standard Tcl/Tk runtime support files.

Instructions on how to create a starpack are at [http://www.equi4.com/208]
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[AEC], 7/22/2002:  I have a tcl/tk edit application which opens a file which may be passed in on the command line (i.e. app.exe somefile.tcl).  The file is opened by the app and not sourced.  When I create a starpack with my app, it tries to source the file on the command line and fails.  Is there a way to change this behavior of the starpack?  
[LV] writes: AEC, at the Starkit page there is a pointer to a mailing list where starkit developers discuss issues - you might want to report your problem there.
[AEC]: Thanks. I'll look into that.

''This bug should be gone in TclKit 8.4.x, i.e. Sept 2002 or later.''
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Also, from the [Tcl chatroom]:
[stevel]: To wrap a script into a Starkit ....
		sdx qwrap myscript.tcl
this gives you myscript.kit - which can be run with TclKit. To unwrap ...
		sdx unwrap myscript.kit
this gives you a "virtual filesystem" directory structure unpacked into myscript.vfs. To wrap back into a Starpack (i.e. application + TclKit) then use
		sdx wrap myscript.kit -runtime /path/to/tclkit
where /path/to/tclkit is the TclKit for your target plaform ...One caveat, the TclKit can't be the one you are running sdx with - just make a copy ... but you can generate for platforms other than the one you are running on.
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