"The sqlite3.c and sqlite3.h source files are build products, and the source tree used to build those files is over 50% TCL code."

Always feels silly to have to install Tcl to compile sqlite3,

I use the --disable-tcl configuration option before compiling. After "make" I have a one-liner to statically-link the sqlite3 binary. It takes a relatively long time to link; sqlite3.c is a whopping 8.7M. I end up with a 1.7M sqlite3 binary.

I never do "make install". I do not want to install all the Tcl stuff.