Tclkit Lite is a new (as of Oct 2005) variant of [Tclkit] which is a limited edition of Tclkit.

The limits and differences are:
   * it only reads/runs/mounts [Metakit]-based [starkit]s & [starpack]s, it cannot (yet) create or modify them
   * it does not include [Mk4tcl], so all dependencies on [C++] are gone
   * it adds a small [TEA]3-based new C-only extension (called "Thrive")
   * performance is "sort of" like Tclkit, but varies because it's a different code base
   * it does not use the "mk4vfs" [VFS] driver, but a simpler one called "mkclvfs" (MK Compat Lite)
   * Tclkit Lite is smaller than Tclkit [['handy for someone to quantify specific examples here?]]

The steps needed to build Tclkit Lite require the latest version of "[genkit]", see [http://www.equi4.com/tclkitlite.html]. -[jcw]