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OpenVDB repository documentation notes: README, FAQ, dependencies and 14.0.0 release notes
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What this guide covers
Summarises what seven documentation files of the OpenVDB repository say about build options, versioning, accessors, minimum dependency versions, the 14.0.0 ABI changes and licensing. Useful for VFX and volumetric pipeline staff checking a build. It is a desk reading of one pinned commit; nothing was built or run.
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OpenVDB repository documentation notes: README, FAQ, dependencies and 14.0.0 release notes
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Summarises what seven documentation files of the OpenVDB repository say about build options, versioning, accessors, minimum dependency versions, the 14.0.0 ABI changes and licensing. Useful for VFX and volumetric pipeline staff checking a build. It is a desk reading of one pinned commit; nothing was built or run.
Useful starting points
- Treat the dependencies page and the release notes separately: the core library currently lists a C++17 compiler, while C++20 appears only among future minimums.
- The FAQ says value accessors cache and are not thread-safe, so each thread should get its own accessor.
- The dependencies page flags LLVM 17 as incompatible with the Python plugin on Linux and prefers versions above 18.
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