CI: Add a mindeps CI and set alembic min version to 1.8.5

.github/actions/alembic-install-dep/action.yml

@@ -5,26 +5,33 @@ inputs:
     description: 'CPU architecture to build for'
     required: false
     default: 'x86_64'
-
+  version:
+    description: 'Version of alembic to build'
+    required: true
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
 
-    # Alembic is part of VFX reference platform (CY2025: 1.8.x)
+    - name: Check required inputs
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        [[ "${{ inputs.version }}" ]] || { echo "version input is empty" ; exit 1; }
+
     - name: Cache Alembic
       id: cache-alembic
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: dependencies/alembic_install
-        key: alembic-v1.8.8-${{runner.os}}-${{inputs.cpu}}-0
+        key: alembic-v${{inputs.version}}-${{runner.os}}-${{inputs.cpu}}-0
 
     - name: Checkout Alembic
       if: steps.cache-alembic.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         repository: alembic/alembic
         path: './dependencies/alembic'
-        ref: 1.8.8
+        ref: ${{inputs.version}}
 
     - name: Setup Alembic
       if: steps.cache-alembic.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'

.github/actions/coverage-ci/action.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Codecov token, needed for non-forked workflows'
     required: false
     default: ''
+  alembic_version:
+    description: 'Version of alembic to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ runs:
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/generic-dependencies
       with:
         raytracing_label: raytracing
+        alembic_version: ${{inputs.alembic_version}}
 
     - name: Install VTK dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/vtk-install-dep

.github/actions/f3d-dependencies/action.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ inputs:
     description: 'CPU architecture to build for'
     required: false
     default: 'x86_64'
+  alembic_version:
+    description: 'Version of alembic to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ runs:
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/alembic-install-dep
       with:
         cpu: ${{inputs.cpu}}
+        version: ${{inputs.alembic_version}}
 
     - name: Install pybind11 dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/pybind11-install-dep

.github/actions/generic-ci/action.yml

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ inputs:
   lfs_sha:
     description: 'Cache LFS sha'
     required: true
+  alembic_version:
+    description: 'Version of alembic to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ runs:
       with:
         cpu: ${{inputs.cpu}}
         raytracing_label: ${{inputs.raytracing_label}}
+        alembic_version: ${{inputs.alembic_version}}
 
     - name: Install VTK dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/vtk-install-dep

.github/actions/generic-dependencies/action.yml

@@ -13,11 +13,19 @@ inputs:
     description: 'CPU architecture to build for'
     required: false
     default: 'x86_64'
+  alembic_version:
+    description: 'Version of alembic to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
 
+    - name: Check required inputs
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        [[ "${{ inputs.alembic_version }}" ]] || { echo "alembic_version input is empty" ; exit 1; }
+
     - name: Dependencies Dir
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}
@@ -42,3 +50,4 @@ runs:
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/f3d-dependencies
       with:
         cpu: ${{inputs.cpu}}
+        alembic_version: ${{inputs.alembic_version}}

.github/actions/python-ci/action.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ inputs:
   python_version:
     description: 'Python version'
     required: true
+  alembic_version:
+    description: 'Version of alembic to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -26,6 +29,8 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Install all F3D dependencies
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/generic-dependencies
+      with:
+        alembic_version: ${{inputs.alembic_version}}
 
     - name: Install VTK dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/vtk-install-dep

.github/actions/sanitizer-ci/action.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ inputs:
   lfs_sha:
     description: 'Cache LFS sha'
     required: true
+  alembic_version:
+    description: 'Version of alembic to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -31,6 +34,8 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Install all F3D dependencies
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/generic-dependencies
+      with:
+        alembic_version: ${{inputs.alembic_version}}
 
     - name: Install VTK dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/vtk-install-dep

.github/actions/static-analysis-ci/action.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ inputs:
   lfs_sha:
     description: 'Cache LFS sha'
     required: true
+  alembic_version:
+    description: 'Version of alembic to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -24,6 +27,8 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Install all F3D dependencies
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/generic-dependencies
+      with:
+        alembic_version: ${{inputs.alembic_version}}
 
     - name: Install VTK dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/vtk-install-dep