@subsection releaseversiontags Version Tags
After these required numeric components, the version string may contain
-one or more <i>version tags</i>, such as '-rc1' or '-in-development'.
+one or more <i>version tags</i>, such as '-rc1' or '-dev'.
-The trunk and all branches should have the tag '-in-development' in
+The trunk and all branches should have the tag '-dev' in
their version number. This tag helps developers identify reports
created from the Subversion repository, and it can be detected and
manipulated by the release script. Specifically, this tag will be
- This material should be produced during the development cycle.
- Add a new item for each @c NEWS-worthy contribution, when committed.
-# bump library version if our API changed (not yet required)
- -# Remove -in-development tag from package version:
+ -# Remove -dev tag from package version in configure.in:
- For major/minor releases, remove version tag from trunk, @a or
- For bug-fix releases, remove version tag from release branch.
-# Branch or tag the required tree in the Subversion repository: