finding locations of many files via kpse

Hi everyone,

For a given set of input file names (arguments to includegraphics or
usepackage or ...), I would like to check the availability/location
quickly.

Of course I could call
	kpsewhich $i
for each and every file, but I think this is not the most effective way.

My ideas are in decreasing preference:
* call kpsewhich with as many arguments as possible, reducing the
  calling overhead
	kpsewhich file1 file2 file3 ...
  (up to maximal possible)
* use a lua script and the built-in kpse module
* write a C program that links to libkpathsea and does that

Any other suggestions?

Thanks a lot

Norbert

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