Matteo! Good to read you!
On 1/12/26 11:09 AM, Matteo F. Vescovi wrote:
The real issue here is that minizip-ng is now a mandatory dependency for
OpenColorIO (OCIO) so any transition is on OCIO only as r-dep, for now.
Let's see how the situation evolves. Please, keep an eye on #1117510.
Yep, exactly. I just wanted to bring awareness to the issue beyond
Blender as minizip-ng is mandatory. During a meeting this morning (on
Google Meet) a bunch of us decided that rather than introducing
minizip-ng downstream that it should probably be introduced in Debian so
that the delta is minimal and the conversation can be had here.
Basically, we don't want to break anything by introducing minizip-ng as
a dependency for only opencolorio as anyone who installs Blender will,
at that point, be switching their system library to minizip-ng from
minizip. While, granted, it contains a compatibility layer, we're a
little skittish about what the consequences might be for other
applications that need the older minizip. We're basically trying to
prevent unexpected crashes and what-not, which is why a wholesale
minizip transition might be in order.
I think the bigger issue is the need for a transition as opposed to
carrying both.
Anyhow, glad you wrote here!
Erich
