For fun, I installed a Tcl based wiki (Wikit) on the server that
hosts FGM's web site. I haven't linked it to the web site, although I
might. It would be good for FGM core volunteers to collaboratively
document projects. Wikit is pretty simple in keeping with the
original concept of the wiki.
Wikit is a Metakit, a Tcl application with embedded database
libraries (possibly Sqlite) and other Tcl extensions. Metakits run on
a Tcl instance (Tclkit) which is a standalone executable. You don't
have to install Tcl or a database separately to run Wikit. You don't
even need a web server.
Metakits are cross-platform. Metakits are wrapped by Starkit.
Starkits require Tclkits which are platform dependent. Once you
install a Tclkit which matches your host OS, any Metakit should run
without problem. Starkits allow developers to wrap up entire Tcl
applications into a single file -- including the virtual file system,
script directory trees, database libraries, web server, object
oriented Tcl extensions, etc -- and install the file on any Windows,
Mac or *nix box as a Metakit. I suppose you could even put Metakits
on "live" CDs if you have the appropriate Tclkit available.
From the Starkit web page:
'A Starkit is a wrapping mechanism for delivering an application in a
self-contained, installation-free, and portable way. The name comes
from being based on a StandAlone Runtime, called Tclkit.Tom
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