From ca1a8eb93327f5ca96d6cb3fc3f85873d759720c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Axel Kohlmeyer Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:50:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] clarify, mention versionadd/changed markers --- doc/src/Manual_version.rst | 21 ++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/Manual_version.rst b/doc/src/Manual_version.rst index 78ed61cd7c..d9ff0019a4 100644 --- a/doc/src/Manual_version.rst +++ b/doc/src/Manual_version.rst @@ -14,17 +14,20 @@ few weeks. The *release* branch of the git repository is updated with every such release. Info on patch releases are on `this website page `_. -Once or twice a year, we apply only bug fixes and small, non-intrusive -changes to the *develop* branch and the code is subjected to more detailed -and thorough testing than the default automated testing. The latest -patch release after such a period is then also labeled as a *stable* version -and the *stable* branch is updated with it. Between stable releases -we occasionally release some updates to the stable release containing -only bug fixes and updates back-ported from *develop* but no new features -and update the *stable* branch accordingly. +Once or twice a year, we have a period where we apply only bug fixes and +small, non-intrusive changes to the *develop* branch and the code is at +the same time subjected to more detailed and thorough manual testing +than the default automated testing. The latest patch release after such +a period is then also labeled as a *stable* version and the *stable* +branch is updated with it. Between stable releases we occasionally +release some updates to the stable release containing only bug fixes and +updates back-ported from *develop* but no new features and update the +*stable* branch accordingly. Each version of LAMMPS contains all the documented features up to and -including its version date. +including its version date. For recently added features we add markers +to the documentation at which specific LAMMPS version a feature was +added or significantly changed. The version date is printed to the screen and logfile every time you run LAMMPS. It is also in the file src/version.h and in the LAMMPS