Index: README
==================================================================
--- README
+++ README
@@ -139,11 +139,14 @@
 
 		Additionally, any bundled packages (in the "pkgs" directory)
 		are excluded.  This typically includes (as of Tcl 8.6):
 			itcl thread
 
-		Also, TclOO is removed from Tcl 8.6 forcefully.
+	10. KC_TCL_STATICPKGS
+		Set this variable to the value "1" to attempt to force the
+		packages included in the "pkgs" directory of Tcl 8.6+
+		to be compiled statically
 
 
 Cross compiling Environment Variables:
 
 	1. CC  

ADDED   tcl/patchscripts/force-static-pkgs.sh
Index: tcl/patchscripts/force-static-pkgs.sh
==================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ tcl/patchscripts/force-static-pkgs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ "${KC_TCL_STATICPKGS}" != '1' ]; then
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+for makefile in {unix,win,macosx}/Makefile.in; do
+	sed 's@--enable-shared@--disable-shared CFLAGS="-fPIC" @g' "${makefile}" > "${makefile}.new"
+	cat "${makefile}.new" > "${makefile}"
+	rm -f "${makefile}.new"
+done
+
+for pkgIndexFile in pkgs/*/pkgIndex*; do
+	sed 's@load \[file join [^]]*\]@load {}@;s@\(Thread.* \[list load {}\)\]@\1 Thread]@' "${pkgIndexFile}" > "${pkgIndexFile}.new"
+	cat "${pkgIndexFile}.new" > "${pkgIndexFile}"
+	rm -f "${pkgIndexFile}.new"
+done
+
+for makefile in pkgs/*/Makefile*; do
+	sed 's@x\$(SHARED_BUILD)@x1@g' "${makefile}" > "${makefile}.new"
+	cat "${makefile}.new" > "${makefile}"
+	rm -f "${makefile}.new"
+done