From 1363d3c9ec5db2f9bb4766cad4e2e3323301591d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Michael <simon@joyful.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 21:29:24 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] rename VERSION file

---
 VERSION => .version |  0
 Makefile            | 12 ++++++------
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 rename VERSION => .version (100%)

diff --git a/VERSION b/.version
similarity index 100%
rename from VERSION
rename to .version
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9b750a397..2eaa552b3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ VERSIONSENSITIVEFILES=\
 VERSIONSOURCEFILE=hledger/Hledger/Cli/Version.hs
 
 # master file defining the current release/build version
-VERSIONFILE=VERSION
+VERSIONFILE=.version
 
 # two or three-part version string, whatever's in VERSION
 VERSION:=$(shell cat $(VERSIONFILE))
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ patchdeps:
 ######################################################################
 # RELEASING
 
-# Version numbering. See also VERSION and Version.hs.
+# Version numbering. See also .version and Version.hs.
 #
 # hledger's version number appears in:
 #  hledger --version
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ patchdeps:
 # - hledger --version shows the release version or build version as
 #   appropriate.
 #
-# - The VERSION file must be updated manually before a release.
+# - The .version file must be updated manually before a release.
 #
 # - "make simplebench" depends on version numbers in BENCHEXES, these also
 #   must be updated manually.
@@ -784,9 +784,9 @@ patchdeps:
 #   files, and tags the repo with the release tag.
 
 # Build a release, tag the repo, prepare a cabal package
-# First update VERSION. Eg:
-# a normal release: echo 0.7   >VERSION; make release
-# a bugfix release: echo 0.7.1 >VERSION; make release
+# First update .version. Eg:
+# a normal release: echo 0.7   >.version; make release
+# a bugfix release: echo 0.7.1 >.version; make release
 release: releasetest setandrecordversion tagrelease
 
 # Upload the latest cabal package and update hledger.org