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Rez documentation notes: how resolved environments, packages and suites work
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What this guide covers
A source note for VFX and pipeline staff who want to understand how Rez builds software environments by resolving package requests. It summarises 14 of 130 files from one pinned repository snapshot. Nothing was installed or run, so every statement is as documented.
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Rez documentation notes: how resolved environments, packages and suites work
Coverage
A source note for VFX and pipeline staff who want to understand how Rez builds software environments by resolving package requests. It summarises 14 of 130 files from one pinned repository snapshot. Nothing was installed or run, so every statement is as documented.
Useful starting points
- The solver page says its loop has 5 operation types but lists six; treat the count as a documentation inconsistency.
- Removing a package deletes it and cannot be undone, while ignoring only hides it; the docs warn against copying package directories by hand.
- The README points to a quick binding tool, but the getting-started page says it is slated for deprecation and may fail on Windows.
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