[mapserver-users] Listing mapfile dependencies

[James Klassen]

Is there a good way to list all of the dependencies (files, URLs, database
connections, etc.) of a mapfile?

I am trying to automate synchronizing mapfiles from our main server to
Raspberry Pis to be used as mini-servers in the field.  To save space, I'd
like to automatically get a list of all the files a particular mapfile
depends on and only copy those instead of copying full directory trees
which have many (large) unnecessary files.

It seems like a complete solution might be very complex undertaking given
the number of places resources can be referenced from: TILEINDEX, GDAL/OGR
connections (vrt), TEMPLATES, data generated URLs formed inside of
TEMPLATES, database connections, files that are really multiple files
(.shp, .wld), etc.

I can write something that deals with the subset of MapServer that we use,
but was wondering if anyone had started something similar.

Jim Klassen
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