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/starkit/62]

-[jcw]
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