VERSION

# This is the central place where the version number is kept.
# (But note that the version number for the last major release is
# hard-coded in the RELEASE_NOTES file.)
#
# The version number must be a valid file name, i.e. it should
# not contain whitespace or special characters.  Stick to [A-Za-z0-9._-].
#
# Please assign version numbers according to the scheme explained below.

VERSION=DEV

# We use the following general scheme for version numbers:
#
# Pattern	Examples	Explanation
# -------	-------		-----------
# *.*		0.6, 0.7 	Major releases.
#
# *.*.*		0.6.1		Bug-fix releases.
#
# rotd-<DATE>	rotd-1997-07-28 "Release-of-the-day" releases.
#				These releases are snapshots of our
#				development sources built automatically
#				after they have passed our nightly
#				automatic test process.
#
# <BASE>-<PATCH> 		"Unofficial" releases (releases of patched
# 		0.6.2-1		versions by anyone other than the Mercury
#				team).  BASE should be the official
#				release on which it is based,
#				e.g. "0.7", or "rotd-97-07-28".
#				PATCH should be something uniquely
#				identifying this release.
#				(In the example "0.6.2-1", PATCH was "1",
#				which is not a good choice.  Something like
#				"0.6.2-debian1" would have been a better name.)
#
# DEV		 DEV		Generic version number used internally by
# 				the Mercury team for development versions.
#
# DEV-<NAME>	 DEV-blah	Version numbers used internally by
# 				the Mercury team for specific development
#				versions.