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catalyst lock

Resolve and pin dependencies to a catalyst.lock file.


catalyst lock [OPTIONS]


OPTIONS:
  -h,     --help              Print this help message and exit
  -p,     --profiles TEXT [[common]]  ... 
                              Profile composition to use for dependency resolution.

Details

The lock command resolves all dependencies declared in your catalyst.yaml (and workspace member manifests) to specific, reproducible states.

  • Git: Resolves branches, tags, or "latest" to specific 40-character commit hashes using git ls-remote.
  • Vcpkg: Resolves through manifest mode and records the actual installed version, port revision, triplet, and builtin registry baseline.
  • System/Local: Records the source type and paths.

In a Workspace, a single catalyst.lock is generated at the workspace root, containing a consolidated set of pinned dependencies for all workspace members.

Running catalyst fetch or catalyst build will automatically detect and use the catalyst.lock file if it exists, ensuring that everyone on your team and your CI/CD pipelines use the exact same dependency versions.

Examples

# Resolve and pin dependencies for the current project
catalyst lock

# Resolve dependencies using specific profiles
catalyst lock --profiles debug release