rez package to install Katana.

Here are some beginners instructions on how to use this repository.

1. Install rez via python install.py method
2. Clone/download this repository
3. Ensure at least the folder printed by this command rez config local_packages_path
4. Open terminal in (extracted) repository folder, run rez build --install

Katana should now be installed as a rez package named katana.

To run Katana: rez env katana -- katana

If you already have the raw Katana tar/zip downloaded from the Foundry’s website, place it inside the (extracted) repository folder without renaming it.

Then rez build --install should skip re-downloading the Katana tar/zip.

If you already have a license server setup, e.g. at the port and address 1234@licenseserver, you can run Katana like:

rez env katana -- foundry_LICENSE=1234@licenseserver katana

There are many ways to go about setting up licenses for rez packages e.g.

1. Modify this rez package build to include your own custom katana launcher script which sets up your licenses

2. Have a separate licenses rez package to handle licenses used by your studio.

   This can then be added as a requirement e.g. requires = ["licenses"]

Which method you go by will depend on your current situation.

Whenever new official release come out, update the __version__ in package.py then re-run rez build --install.

If you decide to make another install, e.g. new commands() environment setup, you can instead just update the +local. version number to indicate new releases/versions of your own. See PEP 540 local version segments.

Also, you can rename +local. to something more relevant to you e.g. +mystudio. or +mygithubname.

Want more rez packages? Checkout my GitHub repositories