diff --git a/.github/workflows/houdini.yml b/.github/workflows/houdini.yml
index 9d333d58a4..60544c79c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/houdini.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/houdini.yml
@@ -58,82 +58,82 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.check.outputs.HOUDINI_SECRETS != 'true'
         run: echo "HOUDINI_CLIENT_ID and HOUDINI_SECRET_KEY GitHub Action Secrets needs to be set to install Houdini builds"
 
-  linux-vfx-houdini:
-    needs: [checksecret]
-    if: >
-      ${{ needs.checksecret.outputs.HOUDINI_SECRETS == 'true' ||
-          github.repository_owner == 'AcademySoftwareFoundation' }}
-    runs-on: ${{ (github.repository_owner == 'AcademySoftwareFoundation' && 'ubuntu-20.04-8c-32g-300h') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    name: hou:${{ matrix.config.hou_hash }}-vfx:${{ matrix.config.image }}-cxx:${{ matrix.config.cxx }}
-    container:
-      image: aswf/ci-base:${{ matrix.config.image }}
-    env:
-      CXX: ${{ matrix.config.cxx }}
-      CCACHE_DIR: /tmp/ccache
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        config:
-          - { cxx: clang++, image: '2023.0', hou_hash: '20_0-newabi', build: 'Release', components: 'core,hou,bin,view,render,python,test,axcore,axbin,axtest' }
-          - { cxx: clang++, image: '2022',   hou_hash: '20_0-oldabi', build: 'Release', components: 'core,hou' }
-          - { cxx: clang++, image: '2021',   hou_hash: '19_5',        build: 'Release', components: 'core,hou' }
-          - { cxx: clang++, image: '2023.0', hou_hash: '20_0-newabi', build: 'Debug',   components: 'core,hou,bin,view,render,python,test,axcore,axbin,axtest' }
-          - { cxx: g++,     image: '2023.0', hou_hash: '20_0-newabi', build: 'Release', components: 'core,hou,bin,view,render,python,test,axcore,axbin,axtest' }
-          - { cxx: g++,     image: '2022',   hou_hash: '20_0-oldabi', build: 'Release', components: 'core,hou' }
-      fail-fast: false
-    steps:
-      # See note on this step in the Houdini weekly.yml job
-      # We can remove this when we no longer use < 2023 images
-    - name: remove zstd
-      run: yum -y remove zstd
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: pybind11
-      #if: contains(matrix.config.image, '2023') == false
-      run: ./ci/install_pybind11.sh 2.10.0
-    - name: timestamp
-      id: timestamp
-      run: echo "timestamp=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-    - name: ccache
-      # don't use ccache for debug builds
-      if: matrix.config.build == 'Release'
-      id: ccache
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      with:
-        path: /tmp/ccache
-        key: linux-vfx-hou${{ matrix.config.hou_hash }}-${{ matrix.config.image }}-${{ matrix.config.cxx }}-${{ steps.timestamp.outputs.timestamp }}
-        restore-keys: linux-vfx-hou${{ matrix.config.hou_hash }}-${{ matrix.config.image }}-${{ matrix.config.cxx }}-
-    - name: fetch_houdini
-      uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
-      with:
-        path: hou
-        key: dummy-houdini${{ matrix.config.hou_hash }}-${{ steps.timestamp.outputs.timestamp }}
-        restore-keys: vdb-v5-houdini${{ matrix.config.hou_hash }}-
-    - name: validate_houdini
-      run: test -f "hou/hou.tar.gz"
-      # Make sure that the unpacked install is NOT in the root of the OpenVDB checkout
-      # otherwise CMake's install RPATHs wil not work correctly.
-    - name: install_houdini
-      run: |
-        mkdir $HOME/houdini_install
-        cp hou/hou.tar.gz $HOME/houdini_install/hou.tar.gz
-        cd $HOME/houdini_install && tar -xzf hou.tar.gz && cd -
-    - name: build
-      run: |
-        ./ci/build.sh -v \
-          --build-type=Release \
-          --components="${{ matrix.config.components }}" \
-          --cargs=\" \
-            -DHOUDINI_ROOT=$HOME/houdini_install/hou \
-            -DOPENVDB_BUILD_HOUDINI_ABITESTS=OFF \
-            -DOPENVDB_HOUDINI_INSTALL_PREFIX=/tmp \
-            -DDISABLE_CMAKE_SEARCH_PATHS=ON \
-            -DDISABLE_DEPENDENCY_VERSION_CHECKS=ON \
-            \"
-    - name: test
-      run: cd build && ctest -V
-    # Keep ccache light by stripping out any caches not accessed in the last day
-    - name: ccache_clean
-      if: matrix.config.build == 'Release'
-      run: ccache --evict-older-than 1d
+  # linux-vfx-houdini:
+  #   needs: [checksecret]
+  #   if: >
+  #     ${{ needs.checksecret.outputs.HOUDINI_SECRETS == 'true' ||
+  #         github.repository_owner == 'AcademySoftwareFoundation' }}
+  #   runs-on: ${{ (github.repository_owner == 'AcademySoftwareFoundation' && 'ubuntu-20.04-8c-32g-300h') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+  #   name: hou:${{ matrix.config.hou_hash }}-vfx:${{ matrix.config.image }}-cxx:${{ matrix.config.cxx }}
+  #   container:
+  #     image: aswf/ci-base:${{ matrix.config.image }}
+  #   env:
+  #     CXX: ${{ matrix.config.cxx }}
+  #     CCACHE_DIR: /tmp/ccache
+  #   strategy:
+  #     matrix:
+  #       config:
+  #         - { cxx: clang++, image: '2023.0', hou_hash: '20_0-newabi', build: 'Release', components: 'core,hou,bin,view,render,python,test,axcore,axbin,axtest' }
+  #         - { cxx: clang++, image: '2022',   hou_hash: '20_0-oldabi', build: 'Release', components: 'core,hou' }
+  #         - { cxx: clang++, image: '2021',   hou_hash: '19_5',        build: 'Release', components: 'core,hou' }
+  #         - { cxx: clang++, image: '2023.0', hou_hash: '20_0-newabi', build: 'Debug',   components: 'core,hou,bin,view,render,python,test,axcore,axbin,axtest' }
+  #         - { cxx: g++,     image: '2023.0', hou_hash: '20_0-newabi', build: 'Release', components: 'core,hou,bin,view,render,python,test,axcore,axbin,axtest' }
+  #         - { cxx: g++,     image: '2022',   hou_hash: '20_0-oldabi', build: 'Release', components: 'core,hou' }
+  #     fail-fast: false
+  #   steps:
+  #     # See note on this step in the Houdini weekly.yml job
+  #     # We can remove this when we no longer use < 2023 images
+  #   - name: remove zstd
+  #     run: yum -y remove zstd
+  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  #   - name: pybind11
+  #     #if: contains(matrix.config.image, '2023') == false
+  #     run: ./ci/install_pybind11.sh 2.10.0
+  #   - name: timestamp
+  #     id: timestamp
+  #     run: echo "timestamp=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+  #   - name: ccache
+  #     # don't use ccache for debug builds
+  #     if: matrix.config.build == 'Release'
+  #     id: ccache
+  #     uses: actions/cache@v3
+  #     with:
+  #       path: /tmp/ccache
+  #       key: linux-vfx-hou${{ matrix.config.hou_hash }}-${{ matrix.config.image }}-${{ matrix.config.cxx }}-${{ steps.timestamp.outputs.timestamp }}
+  #       restore-keys: linux-vfx-hou${{ matrix.config.hou_hash }}-${{ matrix.config.image }}-${{ matrix.config.cxx }}-
+  #   - name: fetch_houdini
+  #     uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
+  #     with:
+  #       path: hou
+  #       key: dummy-houdini${{ matrix.config.hou_hash }}-${{ steps.timestamp.outputs.timestamp }}
+  #       restore-keys: vdb-v5-houdini${{ matrix.config.hou_hash }}-
+  #   - name: validate_houdini
+  #     run: test -f "hou/hou.tar.gz"
+  #     # Make sure that the unpacked install is NOT in the root of the OpenVDB checkout
+  #     # otherwise CMake's install RPATHs wil not work correctly.
+  #   - name: install_houdini
+  #     run: |
+  #       mkdir $HOME/houdini_install
+  #       cp hou/hou.tar.gz $HOME/houdini_install/hou.tar.gz
+  #       cd $HOME/houdini_install && tar -xzf hou.tar.gz && cd -
+  #   - name: build
+  #     run: |
+  #       ./ci/build.sh -v \
+  #         --build-type=Release \
+  #         --components="${{ matrix.config.components }}" \
+  #         --cargs=\" \
+  #           -DHOUDINI_ROOT=$HOME/houdini_install/hou \
+  #           -DOPENVDB_BUILD_HOUDINI_ABITESTS=OFF \
+  #           -DOPENVDB_HOUDINI_INSTALL_PREFIX=/tmp \
+  #           -DDISABLE_CMAKE_SEARCH_PATHS=ON \
+  #           -DDISABLE_DEPENDENCY_VERSION_CHECKS=ON \
+  #           \"
+  #   - name: test
+  #     run: cd build && ctest -V
+  #   # Keep ccache light by stripping out any caches not accessed in the last day
+  #   - name: ccache_clean
+  #     if: matrix.config.build == 'Release'
+  #     run: ccache --evict-older-than 1d
 
   macos-houdini:
     needs: [checksecret]
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo $PATH
         echo $GITHUB_PATH
+        echo $(which getopt)
         ./ci/build.sh -v \
           --build-type=Release \
           --components="core,hou,bin,view,render,python,test,axcore,axbin,axtest" \