Here is the list of all expected changes to our libraries for Blender 2.93 LTS release.
New Libraries
Updated Libraries
VFX Platform Related
See also T83246: VFX Reference Platform 2021 Compatibility.
- Python 3.9.1
- Used By: NumPy, Request, Boost, USD (Windows only)
- CMake builder D10257 rB5bddfde217b1
- Windows rBL62548 (libs have landed, but @Campbell Barton (campbellbarton) seems to want to enable it for all platforms at once in D10380 so it's not enabled yet)
- Mac rBL62549 rBL62560 (see comment above, not enabled yet)
- Linux rBL62551 (see comment above, not enabled yet)
- install_deps rB3200a135bec5, rB5dc87a3ca5f3
- Python 3.9.2 (Second python update this cycle due to CVE's in 3.9.1)
- NumPy 1.19.5
- Used By: - Boost
- CMake builder D10257 rB5bddfde217b1
- Windows rBL62548
- Mac rBL62549 rBL62560 rBL62572 (D10372)
- Linux rBL62551
- install_deps rB3200a135bec5, rB5dc87a3ca5f3
- Boost 1.73
- Intel TBB 2020 Update 2
- OpenEXR 2.5.5 (the planned upgrade to 3.0.x is on hold)
- Used By: OIIO, Alembic, OSL, OpenVDB
- CMake builder D10416 rB7883eb04ed3a
- Windows rBL62588
- Mac rBL62578 rBL62593
- Linux rBL62577
- install_deps rBe2ab535e6f92
- Alembic 1.7.16
- OpenColorIO 2.0.x
- Used By: -
- CMake builder D10270 rB1b4961b318f1
- Windows rBL62559
- Mac rBL62559
- Linux rBL62559
- install_deps D10270 rB1b4961b318f1
- OpenVDB 8.0.1
Others
- OSL 1.11.10 (T83631: Cycles OSL - compiling shaders failing due "\" and "n" symbols combination inside include paths - Needs OSL update)
- Clang Tidy binary for mac (can be done with LLVM rebuild for the OSL update)
- CMake builder rB719dfd40889aa50d39d27b3264388768f42b2984
- Mac rBL62576 rBL62593
- OpenXR 1.0.14 (or later)
- Used By: -
- CMake builder D10349
- Windows rBL62588
- Linux rBL62565
- install_deps rB15d1a43445d67a8
- Mesa 20.3.4
- CMake Builder D10282: cmake/deps: Update mesa to 20.3.4
- Linux rBL62573
- OpenImageDenoise 1.3.0