The operation consisting of releasing a new version of this repository is automated by a set of tasks within the root Makefile.

In this context, a version number have the following format:

  <major>.<minor>.<patch>[-b<build>]

where:

• < major > corresponds to the major version number
• < minor > corresponds to the minor version number
• < patch > corresponds to the patching version number
• (eventually) < build > states the build number i.e. the total number of commits within the master branch.

Example: `1.0.0-b28`

The current version number is stored in the root file VERSION. /!\ NEVER MAKE ANY MANUAL CHANGES TO THIS FILE

For more information on the version, run:

 $> make versioninfo

If a new version number such be bumped, you simply have to run:

  $> make start_bump_{major,minor,patch}

This will start the release process for you using git-flow. Once you have finished to commit your last changes, make the release effective by running:

  $> make release

It will finish the release using git-flow, create the appropriate tag in the production branch and merge all things the way they should be.