I found that the package 'snapshot' and 'bundledoc' produce dependency files and tar files for latex files. So 99% of the work is already done.
I;m trying to get the converter to work correctly now. > > Often I want to send a complete manuscript to a co-author to edit it. > Of course I send the Lyx file, but in addition I need to send > - figures > - special styles files > - biblio files. > > It would be convenient if there were an option to create a tar or zip > archive with all files included. > > If there is already a list of dependencies, it should be easy. > If not, then it might be tricky.... > > > Mark > >