Add a mindeps CI and update minimum versions

.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}}-${{inputs.cpu}}-0
+        key: alembic-${{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/assimp-install-dep/action.yml

@@ -5,29 +5,42 @@ inputs:
     description: 'CPU architecture to build for'
     required: false
     default: 'x86_64'
+  version:
+    description: 'Version of assimp to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
 
+    - name: Check required inputs
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        [[ "${{ inputs.version }}" ]] || { echo "version input is empty" ; exit 1; }
+
     - name: Cache ASSIMP
       id: cache-assimp
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: dependencies/assimp_install
-        key: assimp-v5.4.3-${{runner.os}}-${{inputs.cpu}}-0
+        key: assimp-${{inputs.version}}-${{runner.os}}-${{inputs.cpu}}-0
 
     - name: Checkout ASSIMP
       if: steps.cache-assimp.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         repository: assimp/assimp
         path: './dependencies/assimp'
-        ref: v5.4.3
+        ref: ${{inputs.version}}
 
-    # Revert https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/5349
+    # Revert: https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/5349
+    # Issue: https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/5449
+    # Fix: https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/5751
+    # This impact 5.4.3 and should be fixed in next release (5.5 or 5.4.4)
     - name: Patch ASSIMP
-      if: steps.cache-assimp.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      if: |
+        steps.cache-assimp.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' &&
+        inputs.version == 'v5.4.3'
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/dependencies/assimp
       shell: bash
       run: patch -p1 < $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/assimp-revert-fbx-bone-anim.patch

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

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ runs:
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: dependencies/blosc_install
-        key: blosc-1.21.6-${{runner.os}}-${{inputs.cpu}}-0
+        key: blosc-v1.21.6-${{runner.os}}-${{inputs.cpu}}-0
 
     # Dependents: openvdb vtk
     - name: Checkout blosc

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

@@ -8,6 +8,30 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Codecov token, needed for non-forked workflows'
     required: false
     default: ''
+  alembic_version:
+    description: 'Version of alembic to build'
+    required: true
+  assimp_version:
+    description: 'Version of assimp to build'
+    required: true
+  draco_version:
+    description: 'Version of draco to build'
+    required: true
+  occt_version:
+    description: 'Version of occt to build'
+    required: true
+  openexr_version:
+    description: 'Version of openexr to build'
+    required: true
+  openvdb_version:
+    description: 'Version of openvdb to build'
+    required: true
+  pybind11_version:
+    description: 'Version of pybind11 to build'
+    required: true
+  usd_version:
+    description: 'Version of usd to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -29,6 +53,14 @@ runs:
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/generic-dependencies
       with:
         raytracing_label: raytracing
+        alembic_version: ${{inputs.alembic_version}}
+        assimp_version: ${{inputs.assimp_version}}
+        draco_version: ${{inputs.draco_version}}
+        occt_version: ${{inputs.occt_version}}
+        openexr_version: ${{inputs.openexr_version}}
+        openvdb_version: ${{inputs.openvdb_version}}
+        pybind11_version: ${{inputs.pybind11_version}}
+        usd_version: ${{inputs.usd_version}}
 
     - name: Install VTK dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/vtk-install-dep

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

@@ -5,25 +5,33 @@ inputs:
     description: 'CPU architecture to build for'
     required: false
     default: 'x86_64'
+  version:
+    description: 'Version of draco to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
 
+    - name: Check required inputs
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        [[ "${{ inputs.version }}" ]] || { echo "version input is empty" ; exit 1; }
+
     - name: Cache Draco
       id: cache-draco
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: dependencies/draco_install
-        key: draco-1.5.7-${{runner.os}}-${{inputs.cpu}}-3
+        key: draco-${{inputs.version}}-${{runner.os}}-${{inputs.cpu}}-3
 
     - name: Checkout Draco
       if: steps.cache-draco.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         repository: google/draco
         path: './dependencies/draco'
-        ref: 1.5.7
+        ref: ${{inputs.version}}
 
     - name: Setup Draco
       if: steps.cache-draco.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'

.github/actions/external-build-ci/action.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: 'External build CI'
 description: 'External build CI'
+inputs:
+  openvdb_version:
+    description: 'Version of openvdb to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -22,6 +26,7 @@ runs:
       uses: ./source/f3d/.github/actions/vtk-dependencies
       with:
         source_dir: ./source/f3d
+        openvdb_version: ${{inputs.openvdb_version}}
 
     - name: Install VTK dependency
       uses: ./source/f3d/.github/actions/vtk-install-dep

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

@@ -5,31 +5,49 @@ inputs:
     description: 'CPU architecture to build for'
     required: false
     default: 'x86_64'
+  alembic_version:
+    description: 'Version of alembic to build'
+    required: true
+  assimp_version:
+    description: 'Version of assimp to build'
+    required: true
+  draco_version:
+    description: 'Version of draco to build'
+    required: true
+  occt_version:
+    description: 'Version of occt to build'
+    required: true
+  openexr_version:
+    description: 'Version of openexr to build'
+    required: true
+  pybind11_version:
+    description: 'Version of pybind11 to build'
+    required: true
+  usd_version:
+    description: 'Version of usd to build'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
 
-    - name: Setup JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-      with:
-        distribution: 'temurin'
-        java-version: '17'
-
     - name: Install OCCT dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/occt-install-dep
       with:
         cpu: ${{inputs.cpu}}
+        version: ${{inputs.occt_version}}
 
     - name: Install Assimp dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/assimp-install-dep
       with:
         cpu: ${{inputs.cpu}}
+        version: ${{inputs.assimp_version}}
 
     - name: Install Draco dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/draco-install-dep
       with:
         cpu: ${{inputs.cpu}}
+        version: ${{inputs.draco_version}}
 
     - name: Install Imath dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/imath-install-dep
@@ -40,16 +58,21 @@ runs:
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/openexr-install-dep
       with:
         cpu: ${{inputs.cpu}}
+        version: ${{inputs.openexr_version}}
 
     - name: Install Alembic dependency
       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
+      with:
+        version: ${{inputs.pybind11_version}}
 
     - name: Install USD dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/usd-install-dep
       with:
         cpu: ${{inputs.cpu}}
+        version: ${{inputs.usd_version}}

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

@@ -40,6 +40,36 @@ inputs:
   lfs_sha:
     description: 'Cache LFS sha'
     required: true
+  alembic_version:
+    description: 'Version of alembic to build'
+    required: true
+  assimp_version:
+    description: 'Version of assimp to build'
+    required: true
+  draco_version:
+    description: 'Version of draco to build'
+    required: true
+  occt_version:
+    description: 'Version of occt to build'
+    required: true
+  openexr_version:
+    description: 'Version of openexr to build'
+    required: true
+  openvdb_version:
+    description: 'Version of openvdb to build'
+    required: true
+  pybind11_version:
+    description: 'Version of pybind11 to build'
+    required: true
+  python_version:
+    description: 'Version of python to install'
+    required: true
+  usd_version:
+    description: 'Version of usd to build'
+    required: true
+  java_version:
+    description: 'Version of java to install'
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -49,6 +79,8 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         [[ "${{ inputs.lfs_sha }}" ]] || { echo "lfs_sha input is empty" ; exit 1; }
+        [[ "${{ inputs.python_version }}" ]] || { echo "python_version input is empty" ; exit 1; }
+        [[ "${{ inputs.java_version }}" ]] || { echo "java_version input is empty" ; exit 1; }
 
     - name: Recover LFS Data
       uses: f3d-app/lfs-data-cache-action@v1
@@ -62,6 +94,14 @@ runs:
       with:
         cpu: ${{inputs.cpu}}
         raytracing_label: ${{inputs.raytracing_label}}
+        alembic_version: ${{inputs.alembic_version}}
+        assimp_version: ${{inputs.assimp_version}}
+        draco_version: ${{inputs.draco_version}}
+        occt_version: ${{inputs.occt_version}}
+        openexr_version: ${{inputs.openexr_version}}
+        openvdb_version: ${{inputs.openvdb_version}}
+        pybind11_version: ${{inputs.pybind11_version}}
+        usd_version: ${{inputs.usd_version}}
 
     - name: Install VTK dependency
       uses: ./source/.github/actions/vtk-install-dep
@@ -71,12 +111,11 @@ runs:
         raytracing_label: ${{inputs.raytracing_label}}
         cpu: ${{inputs.cpu}}
 
-    # Python is part of VFX reference platform (CY2025: 3.11)
     - name: Set up Python
       if: inputs.optional_deps_label == 'optional-deps'
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.11'
+        python-version: ${{inputs.python_version}}
 
     - name: Install Python dependencies
       if: inputs.optional_deps_label == 'optional-deps'
@@ -86,6 +125,12 @@ runs:
         python -m pip install pytest==8.0.0
         python -m pip install pybind11_stubgen
 
+    - name: Setup JDK
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        java-version: ${{inputs.java_version}}
+
     - name: Setup Directories
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}