TclApp, a component of
Tcl Dev Kit since release 2.5, is a tool to bundle Tcl scripts and related resources for deployment as a single-file, installation-free executables Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX.
See Also edit
- prowrap
- the TclPro analogue
Documentation edit
- official reference
Description edit
TclApp creates multi-architecture
starkits. In contrast to
prowrap, which uses a limited ad-hoc variant of a virtual filesystem specifically written for it, TclApp is based on the complete and generic
virtual filesystem of Tcl
Tcl 8.4. It generates
metakit-based
starkits and
starpacks.
Beyond that TclApp is capable of directly wrapping packages without the user being forced to specify all files in the package during wrapping. This is handled through
package definition files which contain all the necessary information.
A companion tool, the
TclApp Package Editor can be used to create and edit such files.
Before release 2.5 the
Tcl Dev Kit contained an enhanced version of prowrap providing a GUI for easy access to the features of the application.
Comparison to sdx edit
HaO 2011-06-09
tclapp standard behaviour is different to
sdx. For most differences, there are options to gain compatibility. This is for migration purpose, the different behaviour is senseful.
| What | tclapp | sdx | tclapp option to have sdx behaviour |
|---|
| get MP (mount point) | starkit::topdir | starkit::topdir | |
| Wrap path | MP/ | MP/lib/application/ | -anchor / |
| Start file | MP/main.tcl | Option -startfile with autogenerated main.tcl | -nospecials |
| Custom Icon | -icon | MP/tclkit.ico | |
| Custom windows text resources | -stringinfo | MP/tclkit.inf | |
